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Tampa Area Info Hi Ed, My husband and I would love to head out with you ... but we are in New Hampshire still waiting to even be close to being able to launch our boat for the season.... been a loooong, coooold winter up here. :rolleyes: We are thinking about relocating to FL and are...

Hello all, My husband and I are considering moving to Florida from New Hampshire with one of the primary reasons of being able to sail throughout the year. We are able to be relatively flexible (need to be near a larger city and major airport) but are exploring different regions in Florida...

My husband and I may be relocating to the NE Florida area from New Hampshire. Any comments on the general sailing community? Any recommendations of great neighborhoods/towns in the NE or Jacksonville area? We are avid sailors and plan on bringing our E32-200 with us... any hints or...

Thanks Tim. Did you have to replace the diaphragm portion ... or something specific? or does the whole thing come together and you just replaced the whole thing? Any recommendation on where you bought your replacement?

Hello, Need some help...there appears to be a leak around the diaphragm foot pump that pumps in raw seawater. The leak may be coming from the connection of the hose to the pump or perhaps a hole in the diaphragm - given the lack of resistance I find when exercising the foot pump, my guess is...

I meant Portsmouth NH.... not Maine Thanks Tim - I meant Portsmouth NH... not Maine. Any ideas there?

We are coming up on our 3rd season at a mooring on the Merrimac River in Newburyport and are starting to consider keeping our 32-300 a little further north to be able to access different cruising grounds faster. Does anyone know of a location in the Portsmouth, ME area that would have...

We are looking at ordering cushions for our cockpit. The 2 types we have found are Bottom Siders and Sunshure. Any recommendations or pros and cons of one versus another? We have a dog so are looking for durability and comfort as well. Thanks!

Hello all, I am trying to find a zinc for the end of our propellor. We have a collar type of zinc on the shaft but an old zinc on the end of the propellor that needs to be replaced. I can't find the exact type anywhere... it is the shape of half of an egg (but larger with a diamater at the...

We just filled our water tank and used our fridge for the first time this weekend... by the end of the weekend, we realized we had a pool of water at the bottom and that the water wasn't leaking out. We can't find a clog (from the finger technique of sticking it in the drain hole and not...

You are not alone... Rob, Just wanted to share my experience as my husband and I are experiencing what you are going through as well. We bought our E32-200 this past winter and have put a lot of work into her (granted both myself and my husband do the work... and not just 1 of us) but...

We were out enjoying a great sail this weekend when our depth sounder went off... after the wave of panic that welled up in my stomach, I realized that we were in a few hundred feet of water and that we had either passed over a whale or that the alarm was triggered somehow and got stuck...

We were in the same dilemma We had this exact issue except were looking at a Cal 28 and an E 32-200. We went with the Ericson and have not looked back. In looking at several Cal 28 and 29s, I truly believe we made the right choice. We have a 1990 E 32-200 and I don't know anything about...

Keep these coming! These are the greatest suggestions... please keep them coming! Wonderful ideas. Thank you!

We are gearing up to do our first long cruise... 5 days is long for us. From everything we know and have checked, our boat is seaworthy so we feel comfortable in knowing that there are no glaring issues. We will be coastal cruising and will be within a safe range of land at all times but...