Recent content by missalot

What did not work for us was that if you had the bi-fold closed, then tried to close the head door - your body was in the way. We went back to a curtain so there was some flexibility and still a bit of privacy between the v-birth and the head.

Sink and hand pump that was removed from the head about 20 some years ago. Also, mahogany bi-fold door that separated the v-berth from the head. It was cut in half so that it would clear the v-berth cushions. Price? To an Ericson owner, come get them they are free (I am in Anacortes...

I can only speak to my 29 Tall rig, 1970. It has a double spreader rig. BOTH fwd and aft lowers are inboard. The boom is only 10 feet long. I have been under the assumption (31 years) that it has the IOR rig making it measure into the 1/2 ton class. Per the documentation about 2.5 feet...

No, I have not removed fiberglass to inspect. I have removed the access panels and viewed with a flashlight, nothing looked suspicious. I understand the best way to check is to xray the chain plates. This, I am told, will not only show corrosion damage but fatigue cracks as well. But, for...

Not sure if I should respond here or not. But, I have owned a 1970 E29 for 30 years. In fact you might be looking at mine. https://skagit.craigslist.org/boa/d/ericson-29-sailboat-1970/6711338226.html All Ericsons are good sailing boats well built boats. While I have not seen many...

Hi all, Kymodoce and I have been together for 30 years. Unfortunately, it's time to close this chapter of my boating life and find Kymodoce a new caretaker. She's in good shape, has lots of stuff. Located in Anacortes, WA. Please see the craigslist ad for more info and pictures...

Enjoy the lamb roast, if this is your first time, take a long dinghy painter!

Cypress Island, specifically Eagle harbor is nice. Cypress Head is nice too. Both have DNR mooring bouys - free. Hiking on the island. It's a trek to Cypress Lake, but beautiful. For an anchor only, no going ashore, there's a neat spot in West Sound on Orcas, tuck in between Double Island...

Made reservations today. First time since about 1993 I have tried to make an Ericson rendezvous - never made it that time - high hopes this year! See you all in July! Kyle Kymodoce E29

We changed from a fixed 3 blade to a feathering prop on our e29 about 8 years ago, the drag is the small part of the equation in our opinion. We found that the more undisturbed flow over the rudder gave us much more control, less rudder movement needed, and improved control with flying the...

Here's one in Port Townsend too, http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/5934645074.html. $29900

8,500 pounds is what is listed on the Ericson documentation. Not sure of yacht data's source.

I built a new rudder based on a picture from Foss Foam like you have shown for my 1970 E29 tall rig. SO MUCH better handling when the wind pipes up with the chute. Also, it is more balanced feeling on all points of sail. It did cost 3 seconds on my PHRF rating - but worth every bit of it.

+1 for OpenCPN and Raspberry PI setup Bradh, To further hijack this thread. My R-pi setup: My instruments are NMEA 1830, I get my GPS/AIS data from my VHF, also NMEA 1830. These are fed to the R-pi with cheap, RS232/422 to usb converters. The TV is the cheapest I could find with a...

+1 for OpenCPN and Raspberry PI I have had OpenCPN running on a Raspberry Pi for a few years now. Have a 19" led TV that accepts external 12v for power. I have a tiller boat and can easily see the screen from the cockpit. Very low current draw and besides chartplotting displays my AIS, wind...