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Well guys, I need some advice on drying out the cabin sole in my E31. I had an unfortunate "hatch open while using the hose" situation, and water got into the cabin, and is between the wood veneer of the sole and whatever is under it. I REALLY don't want to tear out the wood sole, so does...

I recently drilled a through deck hole to install a fresh water deck fill. When I drilled the hole I observed that the balsa core (particularly the forward facing part of the hole) was very damp. Soft to the point I could clean out some of it with my finger. As part of the project I'm replacing...

When I took over my boat from the PO last year, I was told that at some point in the past the cabin sole was under water, and had to be replaced. Indeed, the sole looked pretty new, and there were visible water marks on the bottom of the teak bulkheads all around the cabin. All last season, I...

I'm wondering if anyone bothers to put anything in their bilges to guard against freezing. The "sump" portion of my E27 keel always has some water in it. Last year (before I had a boat), I noticed that our marina did freeze over when we had a nasty cold spell.. Since the water in the bilge is...

Aloha, My E27 is in Havre de Grace, MD, and I am trying to make a decision about storage. This is my first winter with the boat, (it was out last winter before I bought it). I had a rough summer due to a bad infection in my hand, and was never able to take boat out on the water. She has been...

A question for cruisers: As I rebuild my interior, I intend to move the quarter berth aft slightly. The intention is to build an access hatch to allow some privacy, darkness, and less noise in there. Forward of the berth, I think there would be room for a hanging area for wet clothing -...

Sitting here on the boat in our slip, we have begun to use our little WiFi dish that we bought on E bay (~$60). We have access to at least one of our neighbors networks with this 4" diam. dish. Web sites seem to load reasonably well, though we may drop connectivity very occasionally, perhaps due...

I attach four images of soft spots I found on the starboard bulkhead and scraped out today. The images are (from left to right) top cabin-side, bottom cabin-side, top head-side, and bottom head-side. The remaining wood feels solid enough. The chainplate still seems to be attached solidly. My...

Hello all! I am a soon to be owner of an Ericson 32 MKIII and just last Monday had the survey and sea trial. All I have to say is wow! I now own a Hunter 285, which is up for sale, but needless to say here I'm sure there is a world of difference between the two boats. During the survey one...