Recent content by Diane&Chuck

Beam repair We are still waiting on the beam repair. So far the old beams were cut out and new composite put in their place. Also some metal plates were added for support. That is all still exposed. I believe the plan is to fiberglass and gel this up. I do have some pictures. I don't...

Flood may have not been huge. Thomas at the yard said maybe it was water down the mast over a long period of time. However there is damage to the sole. Perhaps previous owner did something to overfill the fresh water tank? Or had the grandkids showering forever with no budge pump...

Cracked Beams - no worse As it turns out the beam was not cracked ----it was total deteriorated. You can break up the beam with one hand into small pieces. This was all hidden from view with the fiberglass and gelcoat. All this was cut out by the yard. Two beams were affected. They are...

Survey I know Chuck called the old guy a few weeks ago. That didn't go well. I'm not up on the details..... All I know is the guy's language is extremely "salty"...... Will go over the paperwork/survey with Chuck. Perhaps it will be worth looking into. Thanks, Diane

Survey Yes the boat was surveyed. I will have to ask Chuck where the survey is to review. Thanks for bringing that up. Diane

Ericson 35 mark III mast step prob Chuck and I sent the pictures of the cracked gel coat (beam?) under the mast. Bow in mast step is about 1/2 inch! I am hoping to get some pictures of the fix as it progresses. Teak and holly looks like it had some water damage at one time. We thought it...