Recent content by Mike Johnson

old sheave - steel?? Art , thanks for the idea . The problem I see is that the old support was 1/4" steel ?? that was bonded /glassed to the hull only on the bottem, and therefore was NOT stiff or stable at all. I thought I would use 3/4" marine ply and epoxy it to a nearby bulkhead and also...

My 71 e-32 has tiller & wheel steering. The strbrd side sheave support has broken. It is a 1/4" 6 x 10 " piece of steel that was bonded to the hull. Before it broke there was a lot of flex. My plan is to go in thru the strbrd lazzeret, cut a access hole , and then epoxy some plywood to the hull...

Hello Ericson owners,,, I need to install a holding tank in my 70 E-32. It appears that my locations are limited,under the port dinnete next to the bulkhead,or under the middle seat. I have been told that there isn't any room under the V-berth.Any suggestions??Are there any "off the shelf" tanks...

G-day or nite fellow ericson fans, I have a couple of projects lined up. One is replacing the gate valve in the head. The head sole is aprox 3/4" above the hull. The backing plate is between & the gate valve nut is above the sole.. So far no leaks.. Any suggestions for replacing the g-valve w/...