Recent content by Andy Schildhorn

WIth my Ericson 35 I have 125' of anchor chain. Seems like alot and very heavy. Any ideas of what is ideal? I am thinking that is a lot of extra weight in the bow and affecting sail performance.

Does anyone know the proper blue color for Ericsons? Thanks for this tidbit of information

Found same Yanmar that presently in our boat Found a Yanmar 2QM20H that was rebuilt last year at this time. Been stored in a garage since then. Any thoughts on how to check this out. Owner says he has reciept. A little concerned that its been sitting for a year. Can I bench test it? He is...

What a great site Thank you. Was not sure how that worked

Hull Number? Just a quick question off topic. How do tell which number is the Hull number. Here is ours - ERY35552M78L

Covers would help We were thinking of taking all the wood out, replacing with treated wood and then pouring some kind of epoxy to fill holes and and joints and then painting again. Andy

Coamings The right word Thanks I did a search and found the thread "Coaming boards removal" and will continue from there Andy

Cubby Repair We also removed our coamings. Looks like they have never been removed and the adhesive non existent. Our concerns is the plywood in the cubby. After removal did you replace with wood again or something else. I did not see any drainage and would think they would just rot out again...

Overhaul or New Starting to get nervous with it. Having throttle issues etc. Sounds like should stay the course and look to rebuild. Not something I want to do this year. Maybe next winter however its a pain if you lose motor power and need to be towed in. Had some water and other issues with...

I also pulled the backrests (combers?) and in the cubby themselves was plywood which is really rotted. Is that what you pulled? What is starboard? Andy

No, I do not have the tools or knowledge. If I went with a different motor how badly would that complicate everything? The present motor is quite old

Trying to figure out which is the best way to go. Have an old Yanmar 2QM20H 20hp Diesel in our 1979 Ericson 35. Should I be considering a rebuild or look at a newer motor? Thanks for any advice on this one. Andy

Comber Repair I have a 1979 Ericson 35 which I dearly love. Not sure how to describe this. In the cockpit on port and starboard side are what I believe are called Combers. The teak backrests. Behind them is a cubby with a plywood base. They are rotting and was curious if anyone has done a...