Recent content by Tom Prince

packing I have an E27 with an A4 and went thru a cluster of hoops to get the packing situatiion resolved. You are correct about not being able to back the nut off far enough to remove and replace the packing. I hauled my boat in Feb. of this year to do the bottom and to fix the packing gland. I...

The water intake on my E27 was against the bulkhead and I moved it back closer to the thru hull for the sink drain. It was almost unreachable in the old location. I replaced the old unit with an Apollo flanged seacock and added a Groco filter inline. Actually replaced all the old units as they...

When I was at the Ala Wai the fee was $140. a month. Unfortunately the City and County and the State mismanage all the small boat operations and the docks are failing at an alarming rate. When my dock was condemed I put my name on a waiting list and moved to Keahi Marine center. I now pay $280...

Two things about the E27 rudder...One it should not fall out when unbolted. Mine will stay in place if I unbolt it. This would lead me to believe that your rudder may be saturated with water.( especially if it has been on the bottom of the lake for this long) ....Two The rudder is registered...

Ditto all of the above. The Indigo allows the engine to run at higher RPM giving you more available horsepower, and a happier engine. A very important feature for me is the ability to reverse and stop with much more control in and out of my narrow(shared with Grand Banks 32) slip. Tom E 27...

Seacocks David, The hull thickness where the seacocks pass thru the boat is about 3/8 inch. Evidently when they drilled the holes at the factory the drill they used to create the taper for the flush thru hull was the diameter of the inside of the flare for the flanges(about 2 inches). They then...

I am in the process of replacing the antiquated ball valves with new seacoks and have an E27 specific question. The existing installation of the ball valves is flush mounted, rather than mushroom. When I removed the old plumbing and plywood pads there was a built up lip of fiberglass under the...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. The problem is not in tightening the packing nuts. I have the wrenches that do a great job. I am able to tighten but the leak resumes as soon as I have run the engine for a few minutes(spraying salt water all over the place). The PO had the packing replaced...

E27 Bow roller Jeff, I am going through the same process with my E27. I have moved the lights up on to the bow pulpit and am now trying to find a roller assembly that will work in the narrow space available even with the lights gone ( the windline units are 3 1/2 wide which is to big without...

E27 Bow roller Jeff, I am going through the same process with my E27. I have moved the lights up on to the bow pulpit and am now trying to find a roller assembly that will work in the narrow space available even with the lights gone ( the windline units are 3 1/2 wide which is to big without...

My purchase of an Ericson was in no small part a result of this website. The great job that Sean has done in maintaining and upgrading the site has made it a unique resource for all Ericson owners. We are a large community of people who talk endlessly with other boat owners and spend money on...

I am just going through the halyard change process on my 1973 E27.The wire on my main halyard has cut a groove in the mast where it exits above the deck....( Wondering if it has done the same to the anti compression tube that passes through the mast at the spreaders.) Really looking forward to...