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    Bent Wheel

    Our "new to us" E35III has the 42" wheel. I can tell its bent. It work fine, but as I rotate the wheel it puts more or less pressure on the wheel mounted Autohelm ST4000. The flex or deflection appears to be about 1/2" at its maximum. The AP works fine. What do you think? Is there a way...
  2. M

    E 27 busted shaft & bent strut!!!

    hello ericson folk! i am new to the site and purchased a Ericson 27 last summer. "Tangerine" is a beauty and my daughter and i have been enjoying her on the chesapeake bay. here is my conundrum... i was motor sailing back to havre de grace one late afternoon when the engine (universal diesel)...
  3. G

    Bent rudder post - need help

    bent rudder post - please help :-) We have just got an old (late 70s) Ericson boat, it is a fixed keel looks like an E25 or E25 + We have sailed it from Berkeley, CA toward Moss Landing, CA, and we hit some rocks out of Half Moon Bay, CA ( I know, not a very smart thing to do...) we ended...
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    Bent Rudder Posts

    Need Help. Have an 1988, E26. Rudder and post have been bent aftwards about an inch or more. Cannot turn wheel helm from stop to stop. Questions: - if rudder is dropped and taken to machine shop, can the post be bent back into true position without losing the strength integrity of the...
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