Recent content by D & DM Cahill

Amazing Grace Hi Marty. Amazing Grace is sold and the new owner lives near Gig Harbor. (It was a E38 standard, not a 200 version.) Thank you for your thoughts. I have taken up the motto that "Living joyfully is winning". I am doing quite well and look at CHEMO as just a different type of...

Dear Rigle, Roger and Brad. Thank you for your quick responses. They cerainly help clarify how these quidelines work. Your responses should help my buyer as he deals with the surveyor. Thanks again. Dave

Hi All. We have a potential buyer for Amazing Grace, our E38, who has had our boat surveyed. The surveyor has stated that, according to ABYC, the boarding ladder must be able to be accessed from the water (no grandfather clause). Our boat has the standard boarding ladder found on the E-38...

Hi All. I know that most of the NW Ericson owners will be attending the Ericson Rendezvou this weekend. The times we were able to attend, we had great fun. Unfortunatedly, it is with great sadness that we are selling our E38. We had been preparing the boat for a trip up the inside passage to...

Ericson photos Hi All. Attached is one of my favorite photos of our E38, Amazing Grace, taken while we were on a mooring at Reid Harbor, Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands. It was early in the spring and one of the few times there weren't a bunch of boats at Reid Harbor. Dave Cahill

AIS on Chartplotter Hi Mark and Craig. First. Nice job, Mark, on installing your GX 2100 Matrix AIS, along with the RAM3 cockpit mic. I installed my GX2100 where the old VHF was located (near the overhead in the galley to the left of the sink). The location is close to the cockpit and easy...

Leaving Port Hudson after the Ericson Rondezvous We woke up to misty rain and fog as we prepared to leave Port Hudson Marina. (The wind had been blowing across the Strait of Juan De Fuca for the three preceding sunny days.) The waters were flat as we left the marina but when we turned the...

Fund Raising Hi Sean. The check is in the mail. Thanks for all you do for us Ericson and Olson owners. The webpage has been a great help to me as I have updated some of Amazing Grace's systems. Hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Dave and Donna-Marie.

E34 for sale Hi Loren. I don't recall seeing it at a rendezvous but I thought I would walk the docks and see if I can get a boat name. Will let you know if I find it. Thanks. Dave

Hi All. I noticed a listing for a nice 1988 Ericson 34 for $47,000 on our local Craigslist. I thought I would let others who may be looking for an E34 know about it. It looks to be very well equipped and very clean. Full information about the boat can be obtained at...

Planning for 2015 Rendezvous Hi All. We really liked attending the Ericson Rendezvos but since the date has been changed to the last weekend in June, it conflicts with another event we must attend. My wife is a Director of the Turn Point Lighthouse Preservation Group and the cleanup of the...

Merriman Steering sprocket Hi juneausailin. I am sorry that I can't give you any advice on how to get the chain sprocket off. I was lucky enough to find a replacement pedestal that I didn't need to change the sprocket. Good luck on your change out. Thanks. Dave

Hi Christian. I had the same problem on our E38. Sometimes when I pushed the start button, it would start and other times, nothing. I struggled trying to find the problem. I had an engine mechanic down to do some work and mentioned my problem. He looked at the wire going to the solinoid and...

Hi All. Although not a "sailing book", those sailing the Salish Sea, especially the Gulf Island and Desolation Sound, will probably enjoy M. Wylie Blanchet's book, THE CURVE OF TIME. Most from this area have probably already read it. To quote the publisher: "After her husband died in 1927...

Standard Horizon 2200 VHF Hi All. I just bought the Standard Horizon 2200 with internal GPS and AIS. I also bought the RAM remote mike. I hope to install it this coming weekend. If anyone has any suggestions when doing the installation, I will appreciated the advice. I have an older Furuno...