rebuilding

I rebuilt one of the self tailing winches on the E30+ last weekend. (Figured I'd start with one in case I screwed it up somehow!) It was actually much easier than I expected, despite the amount of crud I found in there. The winch is a Barient 19 and I did have one question. Under the clamp...

Hi there, I'm the first to admit I'm not very computer savvy. I tried to do a search for "windows" "window seal" and some others in this site. I got lots of threads of things other than windows. I'm sure I'm not the first to bring up this subject, but couldn't find many old threads. My fixed...

Hello All, I noticed oil at the top of the Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster today. Its seeping out the seal on the piston/rod where it slides in and out. I assume this is a problem that will only get worse and needs to be addressed. Will this fail suddenly or can it wait a bit? It doesn't...

I've just uploaded a new project to the Owner's Projects page - one from Chris Corcoran (submitted some time ago, I'm afraid) on the replacement of Lewmar Hatches. Great project - thanks for your contribution to EricsonYachts.org, Chris! :egrin: Also uploaded to the document server is...

Well the mast was unstepped last friday, no problems at all, all the fastners were removed as well as the rivets, lots of work, Selden supplied the rivets 4.8 X12.7 mm, 3/16 inch, which takes care of the spinnaker track, the exit plates, sheave boxes and assorted small fittings. The larger tee...

i have a 1984 ericson 381, i am getting ready to pull the mast and inspect the fittings prior to disassembly and painting with awlgrip, my questions are these. 1. i did some research on replacing the rivets, i will use zinc chromate coated monel rivets, the majority of them i suspect are 3/16"...