Recent content by eric35II

thanks for the manual thank u thank u thank u a great job on the manual. now i can ask a more intelligent questions. once again great job greg

has anybody installed a spinnaker halyardon a 35 II or similar ericson ? thanks greg

lpg i too am the new owner of a 74 35 II. my lpg tank looks like a scuba divers tank. the problem with a locker is that you have to be able to close the door. mine is mounted horizontally behind the ac and dc panels outboard. accessable from the cockpit strbd locker. i intend to install a...

hatch thanks martin when the rainy season is over i'm going to send the old cover and have them make me a new one. if i may ask what was a ball park price for the replacement..... happy boating thanks greg

lexan hi martin the frames are wood. i wonder if i send them the piece if they would drill the holes...you know with all the holes that have to be drilled by an amateur what are the odds that it would crack.. safe sailing greg

anybody in so cal know where i can get some lexan cut to replace the broken hatch top ??? thanks greg

hatchs i'm in anaheim and the boat is in wilimgton. presently on the hard. major keel work and hull painting.. new thru hulls and valves. new stuffing box. and a hatch with no front or back and 1 side rail broken...thanks for taking the time to help.......have lots of ideas for the boat....i...

i haven't seen a new post here in the so cal section......i wonder how many of us there and where in so cal they sail out of.. happy holidays happy boating greg 35 II wilimgton......

being a new 35 II owner have a million questions. fixing the major problems is slow but getting done. the entry hatch has the front and back missing and one of the slide guides is broken. i've roamed the marina and haven't found another ericson to get the measuremets or what it looks like. I...

thanks to all thanks guys well now i know the hull is solid. the speedo thru hull is mounted just outside the head. am thinking that i can mount it forward of the speedo. of course mounting it behind the speedo would be easier, but my concern is that the water turbulance from the speedo...

i am the owner of a 74 35 II...i want to install a depth gauge. if the hull is cored then i need to install a thru hull... if its solid i can install a thru the hull transducer. my questions are: 1. is the hull solid or cored 2. if you installed a thru hull for the depth where did you...

load calulations i agree with gareth. you have to list every electrical peice of equipment that's on the boat. when i worked on ocean racing boats one of the requirements was that the absolute minimum battery power was 3 hours ssb key down time. ssb draws 30 amps key down. then list every...

how about this idea i've seen this little hand steamer infomerical while channel chasing. they show it cleaning everything. i would think the hot steam would open up the pores and the heat would loosen the oil and the pressure would wash it away. then you could refinish the wood...the nozzle is...

hi all 74 35-II being a new boat owner and not having the manual i will have a lot of questions. how much and what weight oil is used in the a-4 thanks greg

just purchased a 74 35 II... it has an a4. at the exhaust it goes into some kind of galvinized pipe. there is also a hose that goes from the exhaust manifold into this pipe. there is heat insulation from the engine to this pipe. on the other end it does a 90 degree turn up and then does another...