Recent content by timh

Hi Folks, I am unfortunately going to be selling my 1972 Ericson 27. I've got it listed on eBay, item #250970608713. If you're interested, please check it out. You can also see more photos at: http://ericson27insd.blogspot.com/ The boat is located in San Diego. It's been a great boat for...

1 as hypen, AND 157 Took a visit to the boat to understand the bit about the horizontal 1 as the hyphen. Sure enough, I've got the same thing, and then the number 157 after the hyphen. So altogether, it's "27-157" with the hyphen being that horizontal 1. Guess the factory didn't have a...

Stamped in the same location on my E-27 #157. - TimH

Geometry lessons I didn't have to use the dremel, but I did get my own surprises. To paraphrase Robin Williams' old line, "Geometry, what a concept!" My biggest surprise shouldn't really have been a surprise: Inserting a thruhull from below puts the top of the thruhull above the bottom of...

Agreed that there's not much room to work with or in back there. It doesn't help that the screws on the hose clamps wound up on the side facing away from the access panel. But I'm going to try for a thruhull solution. Good luck with the glassing. It'll be good to have this leak eliminated...

Thanks for the advice. I do intend to replace the gate valves with seacocks. In fact that's why I've been reading everything I can find about thruhulls and the different sorts of valves that can be attached to them. But I am considering the option of not replacing the thruhulls. My cleaning...

My new-to-me E27 has gate valves. Could be the originals I suppose. They'll need to be replaced. I've been reading through the messages here about thruhulls, gate valves, and seacocks. As I understand it, thruhulls and seacocks connect with a straight thread (NPS), while one of the issues...

I've got one of the E27s with the cutaway transom. After reading through all the threads concerning cockpit scuppers, connecting hoses, and seacocks, I was almost disappointed to find that my boat has only one cockpit scupper. But it's probably not a problem because any big water in the...

Check the rudder/tiller deckplate I've got a 1972 E27. The model and hull# are stamped into the top of the deckplate.