Recent content by egalvan

I happened to be visiting Genoa Bay from California with no idea there was anything Ericson going on, and saw a dock full of Ericsons, including three 30+ sisterships to my own. Thanks so much for welcoming me at the rendezvous. It was great seeing your boats and getting great ideas from you...

Thanks so much for the tour of your lovely boat! What a surprise to be visiting Genoa Bay from California and stumble into an Ericson rendezvous!

HI, Sean, thanks for doing this. Sent my donation. Ernie Galvan 1984 30+ Richmond, California

I have a 30+ on which I've been flying an assym from the anchor roller. Is that how you flew yours? Or from a pole?

Thanks! I will avoid removing them and refinish them in situ.

On my 30+ the companion way sliding hatch is a big piece of translucent plastic that you grab by a big chunky piece of teak on top. There is also a big piece of teak on the bottom side that holds the locking hasp. To refinish that piece should I try to remove it? Or just refinish it where it...

101 Mission. If I were at One Market I probably could have read the name on the transom.

Out my office window, I just saw an Ericson being towed past the Ferry Building. Maybe a 35? Where you going? Motor problems? Am I too nosy?

Badly Cracked Gooseneck from Ericson 30+ Re-running a reef line, discovered that my gooseneck is pretty well cooked. Svensen's in Richmond CA now has it and I hope will weld it back together. I reached Rigrite, and they were nice, but they need 2 months to get a replacement. ($429 plus...

Flyers. Oh, I wish I had read this yesterday before the Pt. Bonita race. Told my wife (she generously crewed) I would follow the club sage and his Alerion 28 around the course because he's the smartest and fastest person there. 10 minutes after the start, I get discourage watching his...

I've heard about several ocean-crossing cruises in Ericson 38s. And I just ran across this great video that shows off the 38. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5m9yT06Khg So, would I be suffering delusions of grandeur if I thought of doing the same thing on a 30+? Also just finished all the...

About 4 inches long. Your theory sounds right. I don't have an engine, so I guess I'll have to find some other use for it.

The weld on the handle seems a little flimsy for that job. Also the threads seem too big. I'm thinking it's more of a tool. Threads into something and then you pull on it?

Found his in the nav table on my 30+. What is it for?

Yesterday I cleaned out the two bilges under the dinette. As I scrubbed away and sponged out an accumulation of reddish brown stuff, a little crescent of rusty washer from one of the keel bolts came off. The pictures below show what came off and where it came from. You can see that I placed...