Recent content by Sailsteve

Sad Sad to see an old girl left to rot like that boat. I suppose that if you gutted the inside boat of all its furnishings and rebuilt a minimal interior, and perhaps a new engine it might make for a speedy club racer. She'd be much lighter but really still couldn't compete against more modern...

Some more of Glory Days More of Glory days in the water....

Glory Days Just before her launch this spring...

Headliner, Rubrails and beyond... Hi Mark, Hull # 19! Wow, our boats were probably in production at the same time. The headliner project was a bear when I started it. The previous owner of the boat had replaced the original 1981 vinyl headliner with a cloth backed foam headliner...

There's always remodeling to do on an older boat.... Jason, I own the 1981 E36RH hull number 18 and I've done quite a lot of surgery on her in the fourteen years that I owned the boat. I've replaced headliners, plumbing, electrical and electronics and am currently doing a major rub rail fix...

So... as I read through all of this my take-away is that the lip does not affect the structural integrity of the boat, but it is a source of leaks. So, I will grind it down and either glass it over or fill the existing gaps with Marine-Tex or West System epoxy, and then sand that smooth before...

Dave, I haven't taken a photo of the lip because its height varies along the length... It is very short at the bow, almost flush, but rises to almost a half-inch above the hull at other places. The actual nub that sticks out, that's the sandwich between the deck and the hull, is about a half...

I since the Tessilmare rubrail kits come in 45 foot lengths I will have to buy two of them and I should have a 5' section left. I don't know if you understand that this is not the standard Ericson rub rail that came with the boat. In any case, I would be happy to sell you a piece of what I...

I'm about to replace the rubrail on my E36-RH for the second time in about 12 years. I found a new product that looks really tough and somewhat simple to install... It's an Italian made rubrail available from Jamestown Marine. The brand is Tessilmare and the samples they sent me look strong...

More photos.... Sure... Glad to oblige... Steve

...It needs to be replaced. Over the years rising and ebbing bilge water has taken its toll on the 1981 floor and some of the cabinetry on my E36RH. I am gearing up for an over-the-winter repair project. Has anyone done this work? If so, I could use some guidance about installing a new...

Glory Days US 30818 Ericson 36RH

Inspring! I'm inspired by two things here, first the beautiful work done on the red boat and second Loren's 27" monitor. The big question facing me is that when I finally grind down my existing hull to deck flange and seal it up, what do I use to cover it? I would like the rub rail to be as...