Recent content by Jay Sauls

Hey Folks, I'm slowly working my way through all the problems with my '74 e29 and they are numerous. Boat was a Hurricane Katrina salvage, was fixed, sunk, raised, sunk again, raised, dried out...anyhoo, the cockpit drains are shot. I tried to clean them out but the hoses below the deck...

Hey Folks, when I bought this shipwreck of an Ericson I didn't realize it was missing (forgive me for my lack of correct terminology, I'm a solo sailer, no sailing friends. Sigh.) the 'cleat/clam-shell' that my other, smaller boats had for securing the main sheet. All I have are the winches for...

Thanks! She's far from being a warrior! Been sunk, submerged, abandoned, wrecked, neglected...originally was a Hurricane Katrina salvage. Wood looks like very thin plywood/vaneer. But for a lake cruiser, she seems to be just okay, just really, really dirty and dingy.

Hey folks, First let me apologize upfront for lack of correct terms, my last boat was a broke down 24' MacGreggor that was essentially a floating (until the day it wasn't) fiberglass shell that I sailed the 'wheels off of' despite having no idea what I was doing! Anyhoo, a year ago I picked up...

Good stuff! Way above my sailing ability, but I always wondered about a staysail.

Thanks for the tip! Someone else recommended a dehumidifier.

Compared to my last boat (70 Macgreggor 24) this is a a fine sailing vessel! Just got to stop the seepage. Tired of everything being damp and soggy.

Definitely has soft spots on the deck. I've heard there is a concoction you can squeeze in that hardens the deck. I would never take this boat off-shore, but it's a fine boat for inland lakes! I knew that boat was in so-so shape. When you pay $1800, you get what you pay for!

Thanks! I'm going to attack everything I can. What about large cracks in the decking? I have some serious cracks around the mast.

Here you go! These cracks are fairly large and I believe they have been sealed before.

Thanks! Where would I find the butyl tape? What about on the decking? I have some really large cracks that run the top of the deck near the mast (I'll try to get pictures) that I believe are from weak points under the fiberglass.

Thanks for the tips! Boat was a Hurricane Katrina salvage that was fixed up, then left to rot. Eventually it 'washed' up on my dock where it's been sitting for years. I finally convinced the prior owner to let me have it and I've been working on it the past few months. It's a massive change from...

Hey Folks, Last year I rescued a mostly abandoned 74 E29 and have slowly brought her back to life. Cabin had several feet of water in it (thankfully the keel was sitting on the bottom and kept the boat from sinking!) cushions are toast, mold/mildew like you can't believe! I've scrubbed...

Thanks everyone for your tips! Boat was in sad shape when I got her for pennies on the dollar. Slowly making my way from bow to stern fixing and replacing as I go. If she was a '67 Mustang, I could do this blind! But this is all mostly uncharted territory for me.