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I am racing my E-29 tall rig in club races on a lake in AL. The wind is light the majority of the time and the fleet I race in has Catalina 22’s 25’s and other light boats the heaviest are about the weight of my ballast, they have much better Portsmouth ratings than the 29. We race short races...

Question for all the rigging experts out there: When I step the mast complete with new standing rigging what is the process for seizing the shrouds to the spreaders? Should the seizing wire be tight to the shroud to lock it in or should it be loose enough to allow the wire to slide if it needs...

Our weekend trip to Two Harbors at Catalina Island was scrubbed by -- get this -- a frozen gas cap! That's right, the brass deck fill for our diesal tank Would. Not. Open. It was so tight it bent the spanner wrench before stripping out the holes in the cap. The slot also stripped out. I...

I have a 1977 E29 and its docked with an east facing slip and starboard tie up. I have extreme trouble backing it out to face north and leave the slip. Unfortunately there is no where to turn the boat around easily and Im often pushing off other boats to get her out and I think its only a matter...

Tips/Info on Ericson 33 Needed I am going, this Saturday, to look at an 1982 Ericson 33 that I am thinking of purchasing. Any tips on this boat would be useful. This will be my first sailboat. I had a powerboat for 8 years, but sold it 2 years ago. I have taken the J-World sailing classes...

any tips or advice for me b4 I pull a e23 from san pedro, out here to boulder colorado? chafe points, support, or any "watch out fors" appreciated....i should be doing this sometime in august... thanx!!....:egrin:

ok, she passed a marine survey- tho he agreed with me that a couple of those old gate valves were pretty frozen and 'pitted'- i may get off easy and just have to replace these 3 valves with bronze seacocks- (not have to re-do the through hulls?) anyhow, trailering her out this weekend and...

I race an ericson 25+ here on the bay and would like to make her faster. Bought a new main and the sailmaker recomended extending the length of the headstay to cant the mast aft. I have made the turnbuckle for the headstay as lose as practically possible. I run a 150 and a 130 plus an 80 jib...

Hi folks, I'm looking for interior 12VDC lighting ideas and sources for fixtures. The lighting in my E38 is so limited, we've brought a small 115VAC 40Watt lamp to set on the dinette table when we're sitting still. Otherwise it's too gloomy at night. That's not a great solution, especially...

I am a former cust. service/warranty administrator for the Ericson factory. I ran the factory race program for the Ron Holland 36 & 33, and put together most of the boats that shipped during 79-82. I am happy to help anyone looking for sailing tips on all models-especially those. I have 2...