Recent content by Gil Aiken

E 35 Mark II spinaker Captain Crunch, I have an E 35 Mark II spinaker I'm willing to sell. The spinaker is in very good condition. I live in Bellingham. You can reach me at 360-738-4106 evenings.

Hurth gearbox Hi Mike, Is your newer Hurth gearbox still for sale? Thanks, Gil

I have two 33 foot lengths of Wefco Rubber rub rail insert no. 788 for sale. They are brand new, still in the box. After purchasing this product, I decided to install wood rub rails instead. I know this will come back to haunt me (many hours of wood refinishing)! This rub rail insert product...

E35 Sails for Sale Here are photos of my newer main (I've decided to not sell my older worn-out main and have a dissatisfied customer...) and my 150% head sail (with hank-on luff). As you can see the sails are in good condition. Please let me know if you are further interested. Thanks.

The mainsails are fit for the shorter mast version of the E35 MKII. They measure 35'-0" at the luff and 12'-6" at the foot. If you are interested further I can send you some photos. Regarding the 170 headsail, we often have light wind here in the northwest during the summer. I would fly the 170...

I'm offering the following good condition E35 sails for sale; 170% genoa hank-on luff 150% jib hank-on luff shallow-cut mainsail with reef points deeper-cut mainsail with reef points I'll include mainsail bronze car tracks with the first mainsail sold. Each sail is offered at $250...

Singlehanding an E35 MKII Laney, I own a '74 E35 MK II that has been in my family since it came of the assembly line. Basically, I grew up on this boat, and have had many adventures both as crew and skipper. Now, I mostly single hand this boat. Some of my best sailing experineces have been solo...

adventures in bulkhead repair Theodore, here are a few more details regarding my bulkhead repair; 1) I performed this repair at the dock with the mast in-place. I removed the upper and intermediate shrouds and taped them to the mast, so they wouldn't knock around. The lower shrouds, with...

I performed a similar repair on my '74 E35 a couple of years ago. My port side chainplate was holding onto a partially rotted bulkhead. Here is an outline of my repair method; I removed the decorative wood cover and then removed the chainplate up through the deck. I cut out the bad bulkhead...

I own a '73 Ericson 35 with the original standing rig. My wire rigging is 30 years old and the turnbuckles are frozen. I read recently that the average useful life of wire rigging is about 12-15 years for coastal water cruising. Is this accurate information? What is the approximate cost of new...