Recent content by tremellose

Hello Chas and Judy, Might not be the same boat; my "kindred spirit" has only ever had an outboard. Although I have only owned her (with my sister) since 3 or 4 years ago, there is no indication of an inboard ever being installed. Best regards, Trevor

"KINDRED SPIRIT" is a twenty seven foot auxiliary sailing yacht, production built of moulded glass reinforced plastic (GRP) by Ericson Yachts Ltd. In 1976, and currently masthead sloop rigged with a transom mounted gasoline outboard engine as auxiliary. The hull has a raked bow, round...

great minds the title is wishful thinking on my part; it is timely that I was writing how I was feeling I made a mistake as you were writing a confirming message.

more information I'm starting to think I may have been a little hasty in ordering the spreaders and brackets that I did. I ordered the parts before I had the mast down and before I made any measurements. The old spreader is 35" from the bracket to where the shroud touches is 3" wide and 1"...

attaching new spreader brackets Thanks Rob - You've been a big help; I wasn't too clear in my opening post about what my concerns are. With the brackets being shaped differently they do not sit flush on the mast - what I mean is that if the left side is flush against the mast, then the...

tie wraps in the mast

Hi, I started a post about a month ago regarding repairing/replacing a broken spreader bracket - here is the link http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=7781 Well, my dad and I took the mast down yesterday without any real trouble; The only thing was that the VHF...

Thanks! I'll be including this in the project plan and will seek others input on the idea - It seems that it would answer my question about the integrity of the spar by adding support to the area where metal fatigue would occur. Regards, Trevor "Kindred Spirit"

Yes, I will be doing the work myself - thank you for the guidance; I think I'll be sitting down now and reviewing all the things I need to consider per all of suggestions and ideas that you all have provided; I'll come back with my plan and ask that it be reviewed for accuracy and completeness...

Rob, thanks for the link to your story; one of the replies suggest that it may have been the mast that broke first due to fatigue. The mast on "Kindred Spirit" has a slight bend aft and to port at the top. It has been this way for months (I have not sailed with it) is there a way to check the...

Thank you all for the quick responses; as I am down at the boat full-time right now, without internet access, my responses may be delayed until the end of the following day.

I was speaking with a fellow ericson owner this morning down at the harbour (I'm at French Creek Harbour in Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island) and he felt that it was manageable without unstepping by using a spare halyard (it would be the jib halyard) to add starboard side support. I am...

Thank you for the advice. Along with the other comments suggesting the mast be unstepped, I think I will go that route - besides, internally, there is also the slapping antenna cable that I would like to harness down.

Yes it does have dimples, on both sides. How did you repair the dimples?

I have an 1974 e27 and my starboard spreader bracket is broken. I am wondering if it is safe to go aloft to remove the bracket and spreader so that I can take in the broken pieces to be either used as a mold or to have it welded. What this would entail is having the upper shroud eased. Is...