Recent content by michaellfoo

So, my 32-2 has a holding tank with an overboard pump, but no deck fitting for dock pump-out. Seems odd to me, but there are a couple of these oddities in my particular vessel. I'm wondering how I go about pumping out what I can only assume is a years old seawater-urine mixture in the holding...

I have a couple of Barlow #24s that are completely seized. I suspect salt scaling and/or corrosion. The PO was not much of a maintainer, god rest his soul. The problem I'm having is that in order to service the winches, I need to pull them apart, which includes pulling out the caps and then...

Hello all, This my first post after becoming the proud new owner of my 1971 Ericson 32-2 Hull #188! Of course, as with any new (to me) boat, there are so many projects that I have planned and even more waiting to show themselves in the future; but as my objective is to get cruising around the...