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the mid west wow if i did not live in central minnesota i would be all over that!! she is beyond beautiful! until i saw that fin keel i was seriously considering taking my precision 23s (1'11" draft) trailer to california distance be damned!! what brand is the outboard? and is the keel...

Two!? Two steve Christensens in minnesota!!!??? thats crazy!!:egrin:

Glad to hear im not alone! Between me and my dad we own 5 boats. My dad owns a 14 foot alumacraft, a precision 23 and an ericson 27. I own an 8 foot inflatable dinghy that we keep on the ericson and a hobie cat 18. i will have to say though that some of the boats do get neglected. since...

Hahaha Wow! call me sick but that is a funny story! Man, I would love to get out on the east coast and sail! I'd especially love to try sailing on a bigger ericson!

All, Thanks for the many responses! Im more than likely just gonna go with lithium and do regular checks of the winches so the "C" word dosent start taking hold.

Well if im on a fresh water lake in northern minnesota, do i still need to worry about the corrosive effects of lithium?

dogs? Ok, forgive me for sounding stupid, but what are the "dogs" exactly?

Thanks, sean, for the link to the books and thanks nate for the experience advice. So far i havent capsized yet, but i question my ability to (at 145lbs) to right a 450lb catamaran alone. And I know what you mean when you say that these things are so fast that you cant get into the trapeze...

The old barbrossa winches on our e-27 are started to need a good grease job. so, i was wondering if white lithium grease is an ok form to use or should i use something more specialized?

Ok, i realize that ericson did not make catamarans in anyway, shape or form and i realize that this is a website dedicated to the fine ericson yacht. But due to a prolonged drought in the mille lacs lake area of minnesota i can not get my E-27 in the frickin water (its a bout 1' 6" to shallow)...

Hi all, I was wondering what brands of halyard sheaves with ball bearings would be good use for the mast crane. I was gandering a some harken sheaves at my local Westmarine, but I couldn't find any meant for 3/8 line halyards. And I was also wondering if replacing my non-ball bearing sheaves...

scratches Ok, new Awlgrip question: Does the company provide a product to take care of scratches in the paint that go all the way into the original orange paint job. I have a whole crap load of scratches on the bow from loading on the trailer and a couple around the water line (had an incedent...

:0305_alar Does anyone have any idea if the Americas Cup is being televised. :0305_alar I'm Thinking ESPN if it is but correct me if I'm wrong.

Im in the market for new sails (especially the main) and a furler. I recently took a look at a Sail warehouse catalog and noticed they have really awsome prices for E 27 sails and Harken MK IV unit 0 furlers. What I'm wondering is, does the sail warehouse provide quality sails or do these...

wow seth, Thanks a lot. That is a point that never occured to me. Beyond Alado the other brand I wanted to go with was Harken. Now I'm wondering which model of harken furler would go best with a 27 foot boat.:confused: