Recent content by stobias

captrick, I believe that the '87 boats came from the factory with a raritan phe head. If you have a packing nut at the pump shaft exit, I don't think that you have this model. The phe has a seal pressed into the top from the inside. If you can't find a name or number anyplace, a photo would...

My boat is a later ('87) E26 and I'm not sure if your boat has the same arrangement, but if your transom drains lead to plastic thru-hulls above the waterline on the transom, they are probably cracked on the lower inside where sun constantly shines into them. Basically, every drop of rain that...

Had some interest, but boat is still available.

Martin, One thing that I would have to say, after owning 2 later model Ericsons, is that the lines (which I always admired), still are quite beautiful. They are, as far as I'm concerned, modern classics! All of the visual elements in the design worked well together. Pacific Seacraft felt that...

Glenn and Frank, I forgot to mention; this was the second boat that I did the same shower curtain configuration on. The first was a 1990 Beneteau 350. This boat had a much larger shower/head compartment, so the track was much larger, but also worked very well for the 5 years that I owned that...

curtain Glenn and Frank, Several years ago, I made a really nice shower curtain for my E 28. I used a RECMAR track (4104) with small roller guides (4121). For mounting, I used the wall mounts (4124) becuase of the soft headliner, that I wanted to avoid disturbing. Here is the url...

Well here goes. My much loved E 26 with deep fin keel (4'11") has to go. I have owned it since 2002 and have used it very little. I have yet to use it this season, as of july 20! My wife says sell! It had its bottom painted in May and is on a mooring ready to go. I will check to see if...

The M-12's in my E 26 and my old E 28, came from the factory with the breather tube clipped right onto the intake box.

Ericson, during the approx time that your boat was built, used plastic thru-hulls above the waterline for the thru the transom cockpit drains. They were not UV protected and developed cracks inside, on the bottoms, where the sun would shine into them. I had this on two of my fittings, and it...

My '87 E26 looks just like the one in the color brochure on this website. Has the extra interior teak around the ports and the rear bulkhead, etc., as well as the wide gunnel stripe. I have a Universal engine, not the Westerbeke described in the literature, however...I don't know if this is...

I have an E26, built in 1987. It has the deep keel. I've wondered about the keel joint myself. It sure looks like it is bolted on, but no nuts are visible in the bilge sump. The sump is much shallower then the line on Surabaya's boat. I had a 1989 E28 with a wing before this boat, and I...

Do you need to depress the pre-heat button at the same time as the starter button in order to activate the circuit? This is the way the boats were origionally wired. In concert, the pre-heat and starter circuits drew too much for the wiring and caused a significant voltage drop. If this is...

Thank you Pat and Saoirse, If it could be done with the wheel steering in place, I feel much better about my job (tiller steering). And Pat, Your pictures showing how my boat would look if I removed the teak bulkheads around the quarterberth caused me to take a new look at it. This BBS has...

Pat, I realize now that you meant that you were able to put your hand on the port thru-hull and strap (hose clamp?). That sounds encouraging.

Pat, Your boat actually looks more accessable than mine, and I was scratching my head as to why! Then I realized; my boat has the extra "limited edition" teak inside-like around the windows, etc. Part of this is the area seperating the quarterberth from the engine space. I have a narrow...