Winterizing The Water System Tom McMahan 9/1/1998 Hull #: 29 I probably use more antifreeze (AF) than is really necessary, but I don’t mind if it avoids worrying about a broken pipe below the floorboards. I just pump each tank … Continue reading →
Vibration Under Power Jim Jaeschke 5/1/1998 Hull #: 73 Last summer I always felt that there was just a little too much vibration when under power. This winter I took the propeller off sent it to Michigan Wheel. They found … Continue reading →
Use That Old Teak Cockpit Table Jim Jaeschke 5/1/1998 Hull #: 73 Have an old teak pedestal table in the garage? I took mine apart: the ”four-holer”, which attached to the Edson pedestal guard with a stainless strap curved at … Continue reading →
Staying Warm Scott Brear 5/1/1998 Hull #: 31 After good meals, a key factor in crew comfort is adequate cabin heat. What a treat a warm cabin is after a cold watch…and how nice it is to be able to … Continue reading →
Spare Propane Locker Becomes Cockpit Cooler Dave Peffer 11/1/1998 Hull #: 20 We rarely need two propane bottles aboard, and we don’t want to open our refrigerator more often than absolutely necessary. My solution was to line the outside of … Continue reading →
Night Lights Below Dave Peffer 10/18/1998 Hull #: 20 Gotta have them. Even the red light over the galley hurts night vision from the cockpit. We added two night lights: one in the head next to and six inches above … Continue reading →
Middle Aft Cockpit Seat Stability Jim Jaeschke 5/1/1998 Hull #: 73 I found out the hard way that middle stern section cockpit seat latches do not latch the seat securely on Electra. I stepped on the back of the seat … Continue reading →
Mast and Shroud Grounding Jim Jaeschke 9/1/1998 Hull #: 73 For those of you who did not order the bonding package, here is one idea as to a way to ground the base of the mast and the shroud wires … Continue reading →
Manual Bilge Pump Scott Brear 5/1/1998 Hull #: 31 We all have automatic bilge pumps, but how many times have we actually operated our manual pumps? The location of the pump handle is critical, especially if the crew must pump … Continue reading →
Lazarette Setup Dave Peffer 10/1/1998 Hull #: 20 Who wants to climb down into the lazarette to fetch stored items? Why not hang them up in easy reach? We were going to install athwartships stringers under the seat hatch hinges … Continue reading →
