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I have an Ericson 27 with a Facnor TI 130 furler from Merrimanand wonder if anyone out there has the same and has any ideas about maintenance tips. I've tried to find this particular furler on the Facnor page and even written them but no answer yet. I think it's just too old. Do the bearings...

Love to come over w/o boat Just realized the Rendezvous is happening and we'd love to come over and meet some Ericson boats (and their owners). We are fairly new to the boat- bought an E27 last fall that's moored in Bellingham (hope to meet you Fred) and would love to come this weekend. Can't...

Well, it's a new boat for us, but in fact, the boat was built in 1971. If the registration can be believed, it's Hull #4. We are it's new owners and very excited about same. We live in Seattle and the boat is currently in Bellingham for part of the winter. She'll be in the water throughout the...

New to the site, very close to purchasing a 1971 E27 but have just a few questions for now. There was about a quart or so of water in the bilge, there's no automatic bilge pump (though the manual one does work). Is this troubling? The owner seems to think it's always there and that it rarely...