Recent content by saabbob

Thanks Al. I was looking for an easier/cheaper solution. Yesterday, I was stowing somethings and had my head down in the lazerette and noticed how excessable the tank was. Did you replace the tank yourself? How difficult was it? What did you replace it with and where did you get it?

I have a 1973 27 foot Ericson. Frequently, I have to take the sediment bowl off and empty it. Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to take care of the sediment in the gas tank?

Recently, my wife and I (new sailors) were out in wind beyond our skill level. I have an Ericson 27, which I bought used. It was not maintained very well in the last years befor I bought it. In fact the sail were left on it during a Michigan winter. Anyway, while out a week ago the plastic...

The shim or bushing is a thin piece of sheet metal. Sorry I don't have a picture. I tried removing the rudder and inserted the shim into the rudder tube thinking the rudder tube might be a little larger than the top or bottom of the tube. I then reinstalled the rudder, but the rudder shaft...

I followed your advice and had the rudder repaired by a professional. Glad I did. The rudder looks great. I painted it. I tried to install it yesterday. I had two issues: When I pulled the rudder last fall, a bronze shim came out with it. I figured it was important so I tried to reinstall...

I recently bought a 27 foot Ericson. (first boat ever). It needs a lot of work. One of the pressing issues I have is with a damaged rudder. When I pulled the boat out of the water last fall, I noticed cracks, water dripping and some area's with previous bad repair jobs. I listened to a...