Recent content by ben

I'm fairly new to boat ownership and thinking of replacing my old sails with new. A few online sailmakers have E-23 MK2 designs available, others will make sails based on measurements (presumably they are doing the same things only one has imported measurements from sailboatdata.com or similar)...

Photos of the stop in the trunk (still intact as far as I can tell), and the full centerboard (bonus rudder and tiller because I only had 2 saw horses handy).

Thanks for that article. The stop is almost certainly missing in my trunk. I haven't been under it tonight, but now that I know what I'm looking for I'll take a good look soon. I've attached some pics of the pin, tab, and only damage to the centerboard (right where it apparently broke off the...

23 mk 2 centerboard removed I took your advice and my wife and I removed the board while we had out boat on the sling. I'll add some pics later good news: the board seems to be in very good shape. Has a steal bushing all the way through the hole in the board. the pendant (as expected since it...

Thanks Roscoe, I might take it off this Winter, possibly Monday. Is it a one man job in an hour? I'm not sure how much help I'll have for how long. I'm also curious about that picture, what is the other hole (still visible to the left in your picture) through the centerboard? Is there a middle...

Heard back from the harbormaster. I have an extra hour on the sling, but that's it. What should I be looking for or is that enough time if I were to decide to pull the board? I'm pretty sure I can put it back up on the lift later in the offseason without breaking the bank too, so I'm more...

Thanks for the advice. I'm waiting to hear back from the harbor master on how long he'll let me stay on the lift. I think unless there is something clearly wrong with the trunk or board I'll do a good cleaning then set her down on blocks with the board up.

I recently bought a 23 mk 2 as well and would love to join an owners group. Mine is from 1976 and sails in Sand Hook bay NJ. I'm planning on some fixes and refits this winter, any pics from other owners would be great. Does anyone have original galley pictures? Mine and it's water tank were...

I'm hauling out my '76 Ericson 23, swing keel model this weekend. This is my first boat / first time hauling out so I have a lot of questions. She is going on blocks in a local marina (I don't have a trailer). I'd like her to be as available to work on as possible over the Winter and before I...

Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a shot this Fall and if it works out, put it back there next Spring too.

I'm very close to buying my first boat, an Ericson 23 mk2 with swing keel. My local marina has shallow (3') slips available that she could fit into with her keel up, but I'm very worried that it might be a bad idea. My biggest concern is a failure of the keel pendant dropping the keel into the...