MountainSailor
Member II
Hello all,
I recently purchased a 1988 Ericson 26 with a steering wheel/helm. The name on the boat is Spiced Rum and it came out of SLC. The boat looks to have been sitting for a while and has had a few owners. I picked it up from a broker and got the boat and trailer for next to nothing. Anyways, I'm not great at forums and I'm trying to find out any information about the 1988 E26 boats. She looks to have good bones and we are getting ready to do all the standing rigging and a new Harken Roller fueling. My main concerns are leakes and where to look for them??? I've refit some power boats in the past this will be my first sailboat refit. I grew up sailing Sunfish, Lasers, Hobies etc. any info anyone here can direct me to would be great. Or if there is anyone who knows the boat please share any info... If there is a major issue I would love to know... I think it's just dirty and needs hoses and gaskets on the motor. The standing rigging was getting bad and there was halyard wrap so I decided to scrap it all and rebuild the mast with new light and wires. Thanks in advance for any info.
I recently purchased a 1988 Ericson 26 with a steering wheel/helm. The name on the boat is Spiced Rum and it came out of SLC. The boat looks to have been sitting for a while and has had a few owners. I picked it up from a broker and got the boat and trailer for next to nothing. Anyways, I'm not great at forums and I'm trying to find out any information about the 1988 E26 boats. She looks to have good bones and we are getting ready to do all the standing rigging and a new Harken Roller fueling. My main concerns are leakes and where to look for them??? I've refit some power boats in the past this will be my first sailboat refit. I grew up sailing Sunfish, Lasers, Hobies etc. any info anyone here can direct me to would be great. Or if there is anyone who knows the boat please share any info... If there is a major issue I would love to know... I think it's just dirty and needs hoses and gaskets on the motor. The standing rigging was getting bad and there was halyard wrap so I decided to scrap it all and rebuild the mast with new light and wires. Thanks in advance for any info.