Recent content by lnill

Back in the 90s my marina offered a polish like this. It held up well for a couple of seasons.

On our 38 we had mattresses made by Portland Mattress Makers. You lay out a template and they make them to fit. They were super comfortable. Better than our mattress at home!

I installed the Raymarine unit on my '87 38-200 about 5 years ago. You will need to epoxy a block to the fiberglass to have something to attach the pushrod to. It is a good time to replace your steering cables etc too. It's cozy down there....

That’s what I did on mine.

Rockier has them.

Mine is still for sale if you haven’t found the one yet. It is Boston though. I have moved to the Midwest so am a motivated seller. http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1987/Ericson-38-200-3114982/Salem/MA/United-States?refSource=browse%20listing#.WucMfopOmhB

I scraped the sole using a heat gun, then lightly sanded. Then 3 coats of Epiphanes gloss with a foam brush and light sand between coats then Epiphanes “brushed effect” for the final coat. I hit it with another coat every other season.

Thanks Loren. Actually the whole boat has been re-wired with a new panel.

We are moving to the Midwest so are listing our beloved 38-200. http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1987/Ericson-38-200-3114982/Salem/MA/United-States if interested and you have any questions feel free to contact me Lee Nill

I believe Ericson went bankrupt in 1990. If you see a listing for a 1990 38-200 (with a Yanmar) was it built by Ericson, Pacific Seacraft, or some combination?

I have a 1987 E38 with exactly the setup you mention. There was an old Autohelm which was failing on the boat when I bought it. I kept the old linear drive unit (about 25 years old) and just replaced everything else. It has been trouble free. One comment about Raymarine. They are better...

Seabags There is a company in Portland ME called "Seabags" that will take your sails and make you a free custom bag in return. I have a duffle with the logo from my first boats main and a large tote with the Ericson logo from our current boats original main.

In the last issue of Practical Sailor there is a survey of winch grease options. There is a picture in that article of a winch dripping with grease. I put about 20% of that amount on my winches. If anyone has seen that picture I would be interested in your comments.

I wet sanded a previous boat (S2) and was very happy with the results. I suggest you start with something like 1000 grit, rubbing compound, finesse-it and see if that makes you happy. You can go more aggressive on grit but go as fine as you can to remove as little gel coat as possible. The...

If anyone has ideas on how to reduce or eliminate this I would love to hear. On our 38-200 we get a lot of rain/snow melt in the winter and since it freezes it always worries me that there might be so much volume that I get an overflow. I often end up melting some mid winter to keep things in check.