sudden

  1. stgermain45

    Low RPM and sudden loss of power

    Yesterday when taking our 1987 E28 out, the engine would not rise above 2200 RPM. She is normally capable of well over 3000 RPM with the manual quoting 3600, though I'll never test it. I typically don't ever force her above 2600 RPM, which is at the low end of the manual's cruising...
  2. jreddington

    Catastrophic or sudden shaft packing failure

    I'm doing a little research on a failure that I came across. Not an Ericson but hopefully worthy of discussion by this educated forum (a little suck up never hurts :Kissy:). Has anyone on this board ever experienced a catastrophic failure of their "traditional" stuffing box (wax impregnated...
  3. wurzner

    AED's , Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Sailing

    I thought I would start a separate thread in response to Mark's thread "Eight Bells" I thought I would take a few minutes to respond to Mark’s initial email since it is something very near to my heart (no pun intended). As you may or may not know, my former Ericson 32 was call Cardiac A...
  4. C

    Sudden Bilge Crud

    We own a 1987 E34. Until a recent outing with seven people in the cockpit (some in the 250 lb + range), our bilges were realtively clean (at least you could see the bottom of the bilge when water was present). As we were motoring back from the sail, I noticed that the stern was very low with...
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