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    Christian Williams

    The 90 Percent Jib

    https://vimeo.com/66378694 This video is one minute of sailing versus five months of boat work. A familiar ratio? Why do we do this? Why, whilst grinning along with spray flying, does the mind...

    Christian Williams 05-17-2013
    Loren Beach

    Boarding/Swim Ladder Project

    It's always been kind of a long and awkward step up from the dinghy to the transom top. :rolleyes: I picked up this used ladder at a swap meet a while back, and it looked like it just might be a...

    Loren Beach 05-11-2013
    Loren Beach

    The bulkhead, with varnish, finally

    We now have five coats on the bulkhead and also on the teak trim we just reinstalled a couple days ago. Teak-plugging all those holes will have to wait for next winter. Too many other immediate-need...

    Loren Beach 05-07-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 3--Cockpit Shade, Main Hatch Cover, Interior Upholstery

    When it comes to providing shade for the cockpit, a cover connecting a stern bimini to a dodger is most popular here in Los Angeles. Many modern widebodied cruising boats have both those appendages,...

    Christian Williams 05-06-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 2--Covers for Dinghy, Hatches, Pedestal, Mainsail

    The first sewing project was a cover for a wooden pram, to be supported fore and aft using the mast as a ridge pole. I measured the boat and allowed for a 2-inch hem for shock cord under the...

    Christian Williams 05-02-2013
    Christian Williams

    Sewmanship 1--the Sewing Machine

    Why bother to learn to sew? Sewmanship, as Popeye and I likes to call it, is a manly art dating way back. On the other hand, a stock sail cover on the Internet doesn't cost much more than what the...

    Christian Williams 04-29-2013

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    Welcome to EY.o! 

    by
    Sean Engle
    Published on 01-27-2013 06:00 AM

    Greetings -

    Welcome to www.EricsonYachts.org - now celebrating it's twelfth year on the web with nearly 6,000 members as a leading source for information and community among current, past and prospective owners of Ericson Yachts!

    We're glad that you've located the site! Please create a (free) account for yourself, and then take a look at what we have to offer - then join in on conversations/discussions about the Ericson yacht line, about sailing, and about boat ownership in general.

    If there is anything I can do to assist you, please feel free to contact me at any time - I'm happy to help and would enjoy hearing from you.

    //sse

    Sean Engle
    Admin/Owner, www.EricsonYachts.org