Recent content by AndrewD

Price Reduction! $1,500... any takers?

Hi all, I'm selling my 1977 Ericson 27 tall mast in Redondo Beach, CA (King Harbor). I've moved to Alaska and she's just sitting down there all sad and lonely. It's a project boat, but if you're reasonably handy it should only take a weekend or two to get her back on the water. The engine just...

If you need to source some parts, give David at David's Yacht Service a call. I just rebuilt my carb and fuel pump and he was a great source for parts and knowledge. For me, the added bonus is that I can drive down there to get parts and install them same day. He also services them.

Thanks for the great replies everyone, it's really helping get a feel for how to rig this guy. I'm going to swing the bail (Ll) to the bottom of the mast and attach the main sheet to it. It seems like a beefier connection and just.. more right. That leaves the tangs free, so I'll use one of...

I'm replacing the running rigging on my boat and I have no idea how the outhaul and topping lift attach to the boom. I don't know what idiot rigged it last*, but it's definitely not right. Would anyone kindly offer some suggestions on how to rig it? To hopefully make things easier, I've...

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll be going aloft this week.. I'll let you know what I find!

I'm replacing the lower shrouds on my 1997 Ericson 27 tall mast. I thought I had everything all measured out, but neglected to check the pin size where they attach to the mast. They attach with a 5/16" pin on the bottom (I measured), but I can't find an eye fitting that has a 5/16" pin for the...

Awesome, thanks for the advice everyone! I decided to just replace the mainsheet, outhaul and topping lift for now, since they are in pretty bad shape. Once I get everything else squared away, I'll look into switching over to an all rope halyard system.. I like the simplicity of it. I'll look...

I'm replacing the running rigging on my 1977 Ericson 27' Tall mast. West Marine is having a 40% off sale on sta-set poly lines tomorrow so it seems like a good time =) Unfortunately I'm 3,000 miles away from my boat, so I could use some guidance. I've done research, but would be great if someone...

Interesting. We do have a tabernacled mast base, but I didn't realize that was part of the rig to lower it. I'll have to do some more research since I'll probably dropping it before too long. Guess there's a better way than using the boom/halyards and a sacrificial goat =) Thanks for the info...

I'm going through my rigging of my 1977 Ericson 27 and can't figure out the purpose of some of the rigging. See the picture below. The side stay's turnbuckle is extended up 18" or so from the deck and then there's a cable from there going to the aft lower shroud. I should note it has navtec...

Thanks for the info and help everyone, pictures would be awesome! I'll cross post this in the moyer forum as well. 12' did seem a little long to me; I might just grab an 11' and split the difference =) Hope your having a happy thanksgiving.

I'm trying to replace the shifter cable on my E27, but the bracket that connects it to the engine was missing when we bought the boat. I'm new to this stuff and a little overwhelmed and could use some help. I tried doing as much research as I could before posting, promise! =) 1) Anyone have any...