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Bay Area dry dock for sailboat Good point Randy - sorry about being vague. It's a 29 foot Ericson and I'm looking for a place to keep her until sold. I do not have a trailer, so she would have to be hauled out and placed on loaner supports.

Hi all, I'm looking for an inexpensive loacation to have my boat hauled and dry docked in the SF Bay area. I prefer a location near Tiburon, like Sausalito or San Rafael, but will consider SF and East Bay as well. I would also consider a slip if the price was very good. Anyone have any...

Price: $11,900. Excellent condition, 29 ft 1972 cruiser/racer; optional transfer of 30 ft slip in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName...

Thanks again for the replies everyone. I'm a fairly new big boat owner and still learning the ins and outs. I'll just go ahead and pay and if I use the same diver next time I'll request the old zincs. Evan

Thank you for the replies, To answer your questions, I have only owned the boat for about a year, and hauled it for the 1st time 6 months ago, when I put the zincs on (none were on when I hauled it). Also, no old zincs were left behind after the job. It seems to me like whether or not the...

Hi all, I would like to get some feedback from experienced boat owners about the questionable results of a bottom cleaning service I recently had performed. There was a verbal agreement beforehand to have the hull of my Ericson 29 cleaned for an estimate of $60. I later received a bill for...

Anyone know what may have caused my gasoline in the tank to become moderately milky white with whispy white strings in it? Can water entry do this? I'm pretty sure I need to drain the tank and clean it out. What's the best way to clean out a plastic gas tank? Evan

Hi all, I plan on racing my E29 in San Fran beercan races, and need sail numbers on my mainsail. There were numbers stitched on it, but the sail is old enough so that they have all come off, leaving a small outline of colored cloth around each number (not enough to see from any distance)...

furling, non-furling Thanks for the helpful information Seth and Emerald. Evan

I'm looking at used genoas and wondering about some differences between furling and non-furling sails. Does anyone know if furling headsails have a different shape design than non-furling? Due to limitations on sail size availability, I'm considering purchasing a hank-on non furling sail...

E29 sails Morgan, I really appreciate your advice. You obviously have a lot of experience, and you have provoked me to think more about options in heavy weather. I have not yet been out in weather heavy enough to require the equivalent of only one sail up on my Ericson 29. But next time I...

Bottom Paint Thanks for the info Chris. I know a professioal rigger that recommends Anderson's, so I will probably go with them.

Bottom Paint Since you have all been so helpful in your answers to my sail inquiry, and some of you are local to the Bay Area, I thought I might pose another question about bottom painting. I need it done, and while I originally was going to do it myself, I think that now I'm just going to...

E29 sails for SF Bay Thanks "Czech Mate" for the link; I may very well bid on that sail - I'll take measurments on my boat but so far it looks perfect and even made for an Ericson 29. Thanks you Morgan and Phil for your continued good advice. I respect your experience. I have to agree with...

E29 sails Thanks for the additional advice Phil and Greg. I will forget the third reef and possibly one day purchase a storm jib. I think I'm going to try to keep using the jib furling system since I love its convenience for single-handing and it's in good condition. Is it possible to use a...