Recent content by mac666

One more e27 coming to Chicago soon Hey, Chicago e27 people. It's nice to see similar boats near by. Bought my boat last year have not sailed it yet - doing some work on it dry docked in Michigan City.Epoxy barrier coating it as soon as it gets a little warmer...also, thinking of building a...

E-27 troubled rudder pix as promised Hey, Peoples. First of all - happy Mothers Day and a Victory Day(Russia)! I took some pix of my rudder (see posting above about stress cracks in gelcoat...) what do you think? have you seen similar damage? would surface patching be sufficient? Thanks, Mac

My rudder issues...E-27 1978 Hi peoples. I have not splashed my newly bought E-27 yet...working on it. One thing that came to my attention is, after I stripped all the bottom paint off the rudder, I found multiple stress cracks in the gelcoat of it, mainly in the lower third part of a rudders...

i'm fixing my old sliding hatch... Hey there E27 owners. As my winter project I am fixing up my hatches. I took them all off my newly bought 1978 E27 split scoop boat and brought them home. The sliding hatch looks neglected, but still structurally solid. My question is what did"they" use in...

need ballpark estimate for barrier coat on E27 Hi, peoples. I'm stripping the bottom on my newly bought E27 (1978 split scoop) I'm finding some little blisters here and there, mostly near waterline largest is around 1/4 to 5/16 dia or so. I don't see any barrier coat under the antifouling...

Hi there peoples. My question is about installing a depth sounder transducer in E27 I really don't want to drill another hole in a bottom of my boat, so I want to know if it's possible to shoot through the hull? I know, i will loose some range this way, but I know, people have done it on...

cockpit drains Hi, Loren and Co. :) Thanks for your quick replies. I did not have the boat surveyed when purchased, just relied on my own personal boat owning experience, plus the price was ...let's say right. The boat did have water inside the cabin at some point, which I could see from the...

hatch re-finishing Hi, What did you use to fill the gaps between the teak planks? Thanks Mac

Hello, Ericson owners. I have just bought an E27 few weeks ago...still getting to know the boat. I noticed that all 4 cockpit drains connect under the cockpit and drain into the bilge. The bilge does not have an automatic bilge pump. I see a major problem in this setup - if it rains hard a boat...

new owner since last night Just bought a 1978 E27 with wheel steering and Atomic4. and have many questions. for instance: wiring diagrams of lighting or any...deck construction and possibility if mounting winches on cabin - is there a fiberglass liner, then space... Has anyone installed Bomar...