Recent content by Tyler Donley

I appreciate the reply! I'm glad I'm not alone - I'm going to try the chisel today and see if I can get any of the material out. I also had a thought of maybe picking up one of these to sand the bottom out - the body is only 3.5" wide so I think it would fit down there and give me the reach I...

Hi All, I have a '78 Ericson 27 and when I hauled out two years ago (it's been on hard ever since) I noticed some dripping coming out of the lower portion of the keel. Upon further inspection there was indeed a small crack along the bottom so I drilled a couple holes and let it drain. Well...

Hey friends, I have a 1978 Ericson 27' that I put on the hard this year. After taking a look at the bottom I noticed some discoloration around the drive shaft on the exterior of the boat. I examined the inside and it' pretty dirty where the drive exits the engine and goes through the hull but...

Mark, I took your advice and managed to get the sink out with brute force. Unfortunately damaged the sink a little in the process. No biggie. Thanks so much for your help! As far as replacing the counter I'm not entirely set on anything yet - I wanted to go with something dark. Do you have any...

Hi Mark, Thanks for the reply. I'm replacing the counter surface and trying to do a thorough cleaning of the galley while I'm at it. I've tried to muscle the sink out but I can't seem to get it, even scraping up against the companionway as you mentioned. I've taken every other component of the...

Hi everybody, I was wondering if anybody has ever tried to get the galley sink out of an Ericson 27 (or similar). The sink is so deep that it needs to be lifted straight up but there isn't enough clearance due to the pitch of the hatch. I've included a photo. Any help would be greatly...