Recent content by Ian Hay

Hi Sid No I do not have a log of the trip unfortunately - never got around to it. If you do head this way feel free to ask me any questions you may have. Good luck with the refit, Ian

36c Hey I am very rarely on this site but I too own an Ericson 36c. I bought her in NY from a guy that lived on her for a few years in the Caymans and brought her up to Toronto (where there is another 36c called Skylark or Sealark). My boat's name was "Peaceful Dove" but I changed it to...

Thanks Nice to see all the responses. The milk crate idea is the closest for what I am looking for. The boat is in Panama and it costs a bit to ship things down here so a self made one is my plan. I am heading out into the Pacific in a while and I have heard there are a lot of rolly anchorages...

Does anyone out there have plans for a do-it-yourself flopper stopper?

I guess that about covers it for me, thank you for taking the time to respond to my queries. I will be ordering some teflon today and pack it in when I haul out next month in Cartagena, Colombia. Ian

Thanks for the responses, I was very impressed at the speed and usefulness of them. A couple of questions: What is the teflon tape like - springy, but does it have a sticky side or do you just kind of wrap the pintle loosely and drop it in? I am guessing the wear on my gudgeon has made the hole...

The outboard rudder on my boat has some looseness in it that makes a heavy\dull noise when a wave hits it at anchor. It seems that the pintle that is on the foot of the rudder that sits inside the solid cast bronze shoe (gruntle) of the boat is moving around a little. The way the systerm is...

Thanks Thanks to all for the info. I have been able to fix the major problem that I had so I still have my same 28hp Volvo. She has been treating me well these past few months.

I have an Ericson 36C that I am having a great time cruising with but I am having some major engine issues. Presently I have a Volvo Penta 2003 series diesel engine from 1986 and I think I made need to replace her as I think I may have to stop throwing good money after bad. My question: What...

Hi. Someone told me of an Ericson 36C that was out cruising and had a webpage possibly under the name of "Boatbumms" and the boat is possibly named "Paradise". I have done a search but I can't find it. Sounds pretty vague I know but does anyone have any information on them? Apparently they have...

Does anyone have the I J P E sizes for a standard rigged 36C?

I have been trying to figure out a new storage area for my propane (instead of the starbord cockpit locker) on my 1976 ericson 36c for a while but have come to realize that I should first figure out exactly how much propane I need. I plan on doing a circumnavigation for a few years with my...

Thank you all for the replies. I am grateful that such a forum exists and that people are so actively participating in it. As for my tanks I still have not decided what I am going to do. If I was to go ahead and do what I was saying I would drain the locker down into one of the scuppers. I...

I have a 1976 Ericson 36C and want to have two 20lb propane tanks on the boat. I am thinking about buying a premade fiberglass storage locker that holds the two tanks and putting it in the place of the teak cooler/console box in the cockpit. I would probably try to skin the outside with teak and...

I have a 1976 Ericson 36C and want to have two 20lb propane tanks on the boat. I am thinking about buying a premade fiberglass storage locker that holds the two tanks and putting it in the place of the teak cooler/console box in the cockpit. I would probably try to skin the outside with teak and...