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-Hull # 73
-Boat Name = Eclipse
-Owner Name = Rick Dugger
-email address = eclipse424@gmail.com
-HIN (starts with PEA59) = PEA59073M79H
-Rig = Ketch
-Current power plant Westerbeke 63C
-USCG # (if applicable) = 912842
-Home Port = Montpelier VA
-Current Berth Location (or “Cruising”) = Mobjack Bay Marina, North Va
-Year purchased = Dec 2005
-Website, Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, etc. (if applicable)
-Any “unusual” features (e.g. L galley, single companionway, two head, added inner forestay, etc.)* added Exturn Bow Thurster* added Autostream 3 blade feathering prop* added Lewmar H2GD 24v horizontal windlass* added 8 NFM SS opening ports* added Tides Marine dripless shaft seal* added Vespar XB -8000 AIS* added Tides Marine Sail Track to Main and Mizzen* added Raritan Marine Elegance electric head (it can handle anything!)* have run Walter V drive without cooling water since 2005 without any noticeable issues1 user thanked author for this post.
JackI self installed a 24v 300S on our boat in 2013. The same forward battery is used to power the Windlass.
I did all the install work except for a fiberglass pad that needed to be built on the hull where the unit lives.
This unit works great when the wind is less than 15 knots. Above 15 knots I've sometimes wanted more ummph.
I'm not sure one of their duplex units could be fitted on the 424 but it would be worth investigating. Also not sure if it would be cost effective. I'm not sure how much more $$ I would have put into a thruster to get the extra uumph I only rarely need.I (and the Admiral) will never go back to docking or maneuvering in tight marina quarters (fueling) without a thruster of some type.
Rick
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Ewan
I installed 6 NFM ports 12 years ago.
Last month I installed 2 more (large ones in the Head and aft cabin)
Suggest you look at using Bed-It Butyl tape instead of the black gooey butyl tape from NFM.
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/butyl_tape
This vendor also has a how to install NFM ports that I found useful/helpful.
Suggest your get the NFM template and counter bore tool.
A small trim router with a bearing guide made quick work of getting the openings cut out properly.Rick
Eclipse #73The PO of our boat added a hidden toggle switch to this valve and called it his anti-theft deterrent device. When he left the boat he would switch off the solenoid. Thief would not get very far with the boat under power.RickEclipseWe replaced the forward most 6 ports using NFM ports 10 years ago. Great product. I recently bought larger ports to go in the head and aft cabin but haven't had time to do them.My cabin sides at the ports were solid. No core.
Rick
Eclipse
I have been operating our V-Drive without water cooling for 8+ years, including all day motoring runs in summer heat. There is another 424 in our marina, in the southern Chesapeake, that has also operated without water cooling for a similar period of time. No discernible issues.ÂÂRickEclipseÂÂI installed a Tides Marine Sure Seal in Eclipse 3 years ago. No problems so
far.
https://www.tidesmarine.com/
Evan Starzinger has it on his list of top equipment on the boat…
http://www.bethandevans.com/equipment.htmHad a PSS on a previous boat… no problem with that either.
Rick
EclipseOn Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:59 PM, sumocean wrote:
It is time to do something to the stuffing box. The yard suggested that I
replace with a dripless shaft seal. No more worry about the age of the
shaft log and no water in the bilge. Has anyone had any experience with
these. I feel like in an old post someone said they had one installed.Linus
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Wavemaker
Eclipse and Mobjack Pearl are 424s at Mobjack Bay Marina. A small friendly
marina. I’m not certain if there are any slips open to serve another large
boat. This marina is well protected and approx 12 miles up the Mobjack and
North Rivers from the Chesapeake Bay. The rates are very reasonable
<$1700/yr. We've been at this marina 15 years (3 boats). The phone number
at the Marina is 804 725 7245Other marinas in the Mobjack are Compass Marina (up the East River
http://www.compass*marina*.com/ and Severn River Marina (up the Severn River
http://www.severnriver*marina*.com)Around the corner in the York river you’ll find http://www.crownpointe*marina*.com
. The 424 Serendipity lives there. Also in the York is the York River Yacht
haven( http://www.yryh.net)I live west of Richmond approx 6 miles off I64 in Montpelier. Our travel
time to the Mobjack is usually an 1 hr 45 min. Depending on where you live
in CVille I’d expect you’d have another 45 min to 1 hr drive to most
anywhere around Deltaville or points further south like the Mobjack Bay or
York River.I would be happy to answer any questions you might have about these
marinas.Rick Dugger
804-690-5994On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 8:13 AM, wrote:
Quote:Dear Wavemaker ~~
I’d highly recommend
_http://www.stingraypointmarina.com/_ (http://www.stingraypointmarina.com/
)
in _http://deltavilleva.com/_ (http://deltavilleva.com/)
where I keep my 424, CHARISMA. Deltaville is 45 minutes from I-64 – one
hour from Richmond and two & a half hours from Charlottesville.
The marina is well maintained & managed, beautifully landscaped and dog
friendly. The weather protection is excellent. We enjoy a nice clubhouse
and
pool, and there is an active little yacht club which shares reciprocity
with other clubs. My slip is $2700/year. There exist no boatyard in the
marina
proper, but a well run yard, STINGRAY PT. BOAT WORKS is adjacent to the
property. Dry storage is $100 / month.
I would be more than happy to try to answer any questions you may have
regarding our marina or Deltaville in general. (540) 400-2434, or
_boat1stlady@aol.com_ (mailto:) .
There is another 424 at our marina, and we’d enjoy the company of a
third!Bill Tice
He who does not know to which port he is sailing has no favorable wind.
In a message dated 3/25/2013 1:34:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:Snow in Virginia! Cold in NYC.
Dear friends. I am spending the summer in Dutch Harbor, Jamestown I, RI.
In
August I need to reposition to somewhere in Virginia. I am moving out of
NYC
and back to Virginia where I was in school 32 years ago. Can someone
recommend a good spot in the areas close to I 64? Will be driving East to
the Bay from the Charlottesville area. Many thanks.WAVEMAKER
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hmm… might try using a hot water heater blanket from Lowes/HomeDepot…
vinyl backed insulation on both sides…Rick
EclipseOn Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Silverheels wrote:
OMG, there’s ICE ON THE DECK! And I thought I was wintering in Florida.
Has anyone insulated their mainmast belowdecks. Any suggestions regarding
insulating material?Thanks,
Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Dennis
I get Goggle error 403 when I use your link to see pics.. “you don’t have
access to this page”..
Is there another pathway to the pics?Rick
EclipseOn Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:58 AM, Miss Kathleen wrote:
Hi All,
Just sharing my new (almost complete) cockpit table. The old table was
kind of rotten and I only two weeks to get the new together before we
cruised the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand.It has the usual flaps for creating more area for food and drinks,
however, the difference is that the centre section also holds the GPS and
Radar unit.The original idea was to have a folding top but this did not work out.
Having used it for two weeks I found that for longer passages it was best
with the panel that holds the instruments withdrawn from the table and
locked into place. The table top slides into place and pins the base of the
instrument panel.On short trips between anchorages, the instruments are still clearly
visible when inside the table i.e. the panel in its ‘home’ position.When all is done, the panel slips down and the top slides into place, with
the pins securing the panel, and is lockable. The table also houses
speakers and a power point.Cheers
Dennis
Link to pics below.
https://plus.google.com/photos/117161376876600674340/albums/5833608006525516289
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Don Casey in Sail Magazine March 2009 recommended
GE Silpruf SCS2000 or Dow 795 Silicone Building SealantRick
EclipseOn Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Silverheels wrote:
Quote:GE silicone SSG4000 seems to be a more adhesive version of GE SilPruf
SCS2002, but the latter’s specs mention UV resistance. I guess that’s
the way to go.Tor
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got it
Rick
EclipseOn Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:23 AM, Robert Fine wrote:
Hi All,
I’ve changed a spam filter setting to help us reject emails that have
senders with hexadecimal addresses. So, you can read this and delete it or
read it and respond with something innocuous like, “Got it!” or you can
write a tome of any length. It would be nice to hear from you only to know
the filter won’t horribly mangle your email.Thanks!
Bob
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Bob Fine
s/v Pelican
Pearson 424 Hull #8
http://thesailinglife.blogspot.com
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I disconnected my V drive from water. I filled the water jacket with Oil…
thinking that might help conduct any heat to the outside of the drive and
away from the drive.. might not really help but couldn’t hurt…Rick
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Robert Fine wrote:
Quote:I think he meant he filled the oil portion with 30 W oil. Can’t imagine
having oil in the water jacket, although I could be wrong…Bob
On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Paul Audi wrote:
Quote:Do you think there is some advantage to the oil in it?________________________________
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I disconnected mine 5 years ago.
Filled it with 30W oil.
No problems.Rick Dugger
EclipseOn Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Peaboy Walters wrote:
Empty and disconnected. Left a hose on the output side so if needed I
could hook it back up. Hasn’t been needed.-p
Sent from my Surfboard
On Nov 1, 2012, at 9:55, Paul Audi wrote:
Hi P,
Did you put anything inside the V-drive, or is it actually just empty
and disconnected?
Quote:Thanks,Paul
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