Recent content by gjersvik

Well maintained Ericson 25 and trailer for sale in central Illinois. A sales flyer is available, but is to large to post here as an attachement. Please email me at Ericson.25.Sailboat@gmail.com and I will send it to you. 8/11/09 - I reduced the size of the sales flyer and it is now attached.

Serenity, a 1973 E-25, with many improvements, is for sale. The attached flyer should answer most questions about the boat, but I will be happy to answer any remaining questions. Contact information is included on the attached flyer. - Charlie

WEFCO Rub Rail For what it is worth, WEFCO has changed the part number from 788.0 to 4107, price is $5 per foot with a three to four week manufacturing lead time for white. They also make an extrusion for holding the 4107 and that part number is 422G and is also $5 per foot. The extrusion is...

Before we were married my wife bought two new kayaks; however, only one came with a certificate of origin, which is needed to title the boat in Illinois. She tried getting a replacement from the manufacturer and the store, but no one would help. So she tried to title them any way, several...

Another way to lift the E-25 I also dealt with a number of ways to lift the E-25 so I could replace the keel. After numerous attempts I settled on the following. :egrin: Actually, my friend was a crane operator so this rental only cost a case of moderately priced wine. :egrin:

I might be interested If it still has some stiffness to it and is not limp, like a sheet, then I'm interested, any idea as to the age of the sail?

Contact "Bob in VA" on this site, if I remember correctly he has made several. - Charlie :egrin:

Have you contacted TrailRite? http://www.trailrite.com/ They made the trailer for my '72 E-25 swingkeel

Be glad to, but it is going to be a slow process as the old hatch is to worn to use as a reliable template, so it's a lot of measuring and hand fitting at this point. In the end I hope to end up with templates that I can transfer to paper and share with others.

Very Nice!! Steve: I love the look, thanks for posting pictures. Yesterday I started making a new hatch for my E-25 and was thinking about which material to use in the frame (different style hatch then yours), and now I think the smoked poly would be a good look.

May the new year bring you peace, joy and happiness, in other words many sailing opportunities :newwink:

Thanks! Ralph, Thanks for posting the song, it was a welcome relief for a dark, dreary winter day. :cool:

Another point to consider.... Another point to consider is that the trucking firm probably pays a large insurance premium which in turn is passed on to customers. I'm not trying to defend their costs, but there is a standard of care they have to meet beyond what a regular over the road driver...

Have you ruled out a short or bad ground on the temperature sensor or gauge? Before your test-drive you way want to clean the contacts and make sure they are securely attached.

This weekend I went out in 12-14 knt winds and with a reefed main and about a 90% jib (roller furling) I managed 4.2 - 4.7 knots measured by GPS (WAAS enabled). Later, when sailing downwind with the same sail configuration and wind strengths I was being pushed along at 4.7 - 5.0 knots, which...