Recent content by nathansackett

what kind of wood are the two main dividers between the v-berth and the head in a 1974 e-27? what is the best way to refinish it? the wood is old looking, many holes, many scratchs. would you varnish or just sand down to raw wood and stain?

looking to buy mainsail and jib for e-27, hopefully in good condition. will be used on SF bay, so hopefully they are not too blown out. will pay cash. cheers, nathan

so after much research, i decided to paint the interoir of my e-27. the fiberglass looked like hell, with rust stains, a vareity of holes etc. i patched holes, sanded the entire interior and painted the entire interior with acrylic enamyl housepaint, as rechomended by various people. now...

glad to hear you like your 9.9. no, there is not an atomic 4 in the boat, i would have to purchase one. i guess i will stick with the outboard for a while. nathan

so i am restoring an old e-27, and originally thought about inboard diesel, until i saw the price. then i thought outboard on bracket. i did this, but i think it is terribly ugly and cumbersome (have to life bracket, 9.9 engine is close to 100lb, gas tank in cockpit) i have heard mixed reviews...

i plan to paint the deck of my e-27 at the deck this next month. I was told i could sand down the original textured ' non-skid', tape around the patterns of old nonskid, and paint in two tones- using textured paint in the areas where there was texture. I was told a single part poly paint would...

thank you all for the advise, it is really very helpful. i have filled the liner and deck with the west system epoxy with fairing compount. tomorrow i will 'float' the lexan. thanks again, and i will let you know how it went.

Nigel, Are you the same Nigel that posted the article about replacing the e-27 windows with lexan? I am doing it, but i have one question. Did you fill the liner and deck space with epoxy primer or silicone? My thought is that the epoxy would cure too hard and break. any thoughts? and...

interested in an e-27 poly-type hatch can you send a digital picture? i am interested. i have a 1973 e-27 and need a hatch as the old one is falling apart. thanks, nathan nathansackett@earthlink.net

hey all you wonderful advice givers.... i need some help. i have an old ericson 27 and i am looking to do two things this next few weeks. 1. paint the interior fiberglass. i read an article about it- and it says to use an akryl -interior paint. said with 100 git, acetone to clean, and...

hello all, i am in need of a mainsail for my 1973 e-27. Anyone selling one? Would pay for shipping. Thanks, Nathan

thank you thank you all so much for your input. i will post progress notes as i get some!!

They say the best days in a boaters life is the day they buy a boat and the day they sell it. Well, I just made the big leap to buy my first boat, am e-27 from 1973. The boat is structurally in good shape but needs some TLC. Here is a rundown: Exterior: Some cracks in gelcoat on deck, the...