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My boat is an Ericson 32-2 (1970), hull # 131. A few days ago I worked around my rudded stuffing box to replace the packing and I dropped some water around the "tube" to clean the place. The next morning I found a few drops of water aroud the strut. (you understand that the boat is in dry...

Ok, just wondering what the average age of everyone might be. Let's have an age followed by a short description how you got into sailing. 38, My father won three North American Championships, and a World cup in sailing. I never got to sail the bigger boats, but got to sand and clean...

So I am ready to pull the boat and install the new keel next week. Since I lost my keel I also lost the pendant cable and block. Does anyone have any advice as to how to contruct a new pendant line and which size it would be and what sized block I would use? I have seen pics but they are just...

I replaced my 4 small ports with opening Lewmars. Three of the old fixed ones are ok, the 4th slider out of the bathroom is a bit corroded. I also have a bunch of that small gasket, grey. Didn't have great luck using it on the big windows.... going to switch to sealant. I also have 6 life...

I was looking at the Panama Canal Gatun Locks this morning. Zac Sunderland, one of 3-4 young people trying to set new "youngest circumnavigator" records was supposed to enter the locks later today. While I'm looking I see an old friend from last summer ! I can't be absolutely certain, but...

If anyone has a pair of small fixed portlights for the 1970s Ericsons sitting around in decent shape (overall size 14"x6") please let me know. I just rebuilt the sliders and they still leak. The closest size I can currently find is the Lewmar size 1 which will require me to enlarge the holes...

Has anyone replaced the original portlights on an E29 with new units? I pulled out the small salon portlight (14"x6") yesterday. So far I've located two vendors: Lewmar and New Found Metals. Both companies make a window that is close in size to the original and screened. I prefer an openable...

All, Here is the link to great set of pics from a small boat festival held in April 08 in a small port on the Oregon coast. We attended a couple of years ago and I can vouch that small craft builders and restorers have a LOT of fun (no matter what the weather...) Enjoy! :) Copied from the...

Okay, you gotta check this out. http://www.whispergen.com/ Quite simply, it looks like the perfect solution for those of us that want a small genset AND heat. The product sounds really good. Its pretty small, about 17"x19"x15", about 200lbs and uses @1/3gallon of diesel/hr. Granted, it...

Hi all, background: when we purchased our E32-3 it had small blocks mounted on spreaders to run lines for the radar reflector, cortesy flags, etc. Then life (read - baby) happened while the mast was repainted, and somehow in that process of repainting those blocks were not put back on...

Hello All, I went for a little cruise today on my E38. When I dropped the mooring pennant it was blowing 16-18knots. By the time I got outside the harbor it was blowing 23-25knots. Half and hour later in the East Passage its blowing 25 constant with gusts to 30knots. I never even bothered...

I have been practice sailing in relative calm waters around my house and all is fine. I'm now planning to take my boat out for the first time to the San Francisco Bay, where the waves could get bigger (2-3 feet when breezy and higher if windy). I saw some boats carry a small row boat on board...