Recent content by maxhecks

I have managed to break 3 of the slides on the foot of my 1990 E34 mainsail twice in the first year of ownership. The first time I and my sailmaker assumed it was the age of the plastic. But now the new ones have broken so I don't have that excuse. I have not sailed in anything over 20 knots so...

Is there such a thing as a wiring diagram for Ericsons? I bought a used 1990 E34. I have the owner's manual and see a couple vague references to a wiring diagram. The only diagram in my manual is color coding of mast wires. Is there a more complete diagram for the boat's standard electical...

Source of v-birth leak is rub rail/hull-deck joint Thanks for all the advice. I taped up the anchor locker joint and latch slide rod hole as well as the section of rub rail from the bow back to where the interior leak showed up. This stopped the leak. Today I pulled off tape from the rub rail...

This is my first winter with my 1989 E34. Rainwater leaks into the V-birth on the starboard side. The leak manifests itself where the vinyl liner meets the birth horizontal surface about 2/3 of the way back from the front of the birth. I have found several posts in the archives about similar...