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Water Line con't. Ericson made the 27 in two models. One with an inboard motor and an outboard model. How did they handle the weight differance for these boats? My 27 is an inboard and has some lead in the bow. I always thoiught that this was to compensate for the inboard weight. Now I am...

Hatch A fiberglass hatch would have to be molded and a polycarbonate insert could be installed that would allow light to enter. The thickness would be 3/8". This would allow the hatch to hold up to foot trafic without a problem. I will post a picture of my new teak hatch in about another...

Jim: I could make one for your E-29. I would need an old hatch to use for a pattern. It could be made from teak or fiberglass. Glen

I will mold a hatch out of fiberglass if I could get a commitment of at least 4 hatches sold. The hatch would be molded to have the teak deck boards installed on top or a polycarbinite insert that would let in light. I am rebuilding my teak hatch now. I can build a new teak hatch for...

HATCHES Chris: This is how I match old gelcoat colors. If the boat is local, I use a camera/computer to shoot the color. Then I mix in a flatening agent to best match the gloss. The match is good. The Morgan hatches were originaly made from plastic and our replacement hatches are exact...

Have it made I would be glad to make one for you out of fiberglass. (I make replacement hatches for Morgan sail boats now. Cost would be around $250.00+/- for a solid hatch and a wondow is around a $125.00+/- adder. It would take me around 3 weeks to build the first one ( I have to make the...

Paint Martin: I agree with what you stated. Materials are the least cost in a painting project. However, both Sterling and Awlgrip are still very $$$$$$$. Nason is a two part Urethane. The cost is about 50%-60% of the others you mentioned. I have never rolled and tip a paint job, we...

Dull glass/gelcoat Gelcoat is porous. When the finished surface is gone, the small little holes come into play. When this happens, it is easy to buff a shine on the boat but hard to keep it there. It is time to paint. There are a number of two part poly paints. Most should be sprayed on...

I am readdy to paint my 1974 Ericson 27' inboard boat and need to know where the water line is. I am not concerned with the Boot Top stripe but the actual water line location. Can anyone measure thier boat (in or out of the water) and give me the distance from the bottom of the rubrail to the...

Gelcoat cracks Gelcoat cracks are almost always do to thick gelcoat. Gelcoat is a polyester product. Polyester, Vinylester and epoxy are great products. However, when applied thick need reinforcing. That is where fiberglass comes in. I have found the only way to repair such cracks is to...

I have a 1974 Ericson 27 that I purchased on the hard and have never seen it in the water. The motor was bad so I am installing a Yanmar 2GM. This is a total resteration project and I am now ready to paint the boat. I need to know where the water line is. I have a boot top but need to know...