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I just left Mathews Co. Va. @1145 hrs and this storm is not to be taken lightly. Docks at the marina are underwater, water with whitecaps almost into the marina (Deltaville area), wind is howling. Tree are uprooted and there are plenty of homes without power. Sheets of rain coming down and...

Question: Is there any information within the ‘community’ regarding a mid boom main sheet? My previous boat, an E35 MKII had end boom sheeting with very trick hardware and very nice to operate. My ‘new boat’, an E38-200 has factory stock original mid boom sheeting. The end boom sheeting was...

Cruising along at 1800rpm/6.5 kts in open ocean (10mi from shore) my normally very steady running engine starts to "hiccup". A small drop in RPM and then it comes back to where it was. 20 mins later, the same thing but slower to recover. Then again 10 mins later. And eventually it dies. Pop...

Is there any interest from the mid Atlantic Ericson group to rendezvous some time during the summer (2006)? I would be happy to organize the weekend. We would decide on a convenient location based on the number of responses and your home ports.

Was sailing a week ago and noticed what appeared to be bend in the boom in maybe 8kts of breeze going up wind (E 38-200). I never noticed it before, but i never looked. Any concerns of a loose footed main verses bolt roped version? Seems like mid boom sheeting puts some serious loads on the boom...

I'm ready, more than anxious, to find an E 32, E 34 or E 35 with the tri-axial hull. Where or condition isn't a concern. The issue for me is I do not have the going price for these boats. But, hopefully, someone would like to see their boat go to a person who is both blue water experienced and...