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Just saw this on CL and thought someone may be interested. https://spokane.craigslist.org/boa/d/thompson-falls-ft-erickson-sailboat/7346302348.html

It is somewhat in the sun, but the temps are between 30-40 - with 6" of fresh snow :(. I am just wondering why so much grease is leaking from the rudder post.

My Ericson 30+ is on the hard for the first time since I have been the owner (4 years). As you can see, it is leaking grease from the rudder post. Is this normal? Also there is at least 1" of vertical play. I would suspect it should be held fairly tight. Any suggestions would be much...

I had my 1984 30+ hauled out for new bottom paint for the first time since I purchased her four years ago. As you can see, her old bottom paint covers her original boot stripe and a new one was painted on. The old paint is a good 4 - 6 inches above the water line. My question is, do I keep it...

The thickness that I ordered from Tap Plastics were 3/8" for the front, smaller hatch and 1/2" for the larger. If I had it to do over, I would get both at 3/8". The half inch had to be really clamped down so that it was even the the top of the hatch frame. I had them drill out the handle...

I used a Makita 12 volt. I was able to get two out via the original nut on the stud (that's how bad they were seized together). On the other two (M-18 engine) the nut came off and that is when I used the channel locks. Good luck

Tex - I did this job last year and ran into the same problem. I purchased the stud bolt extractor, but there just was not enough of the stud showing to get a good bite on it. I tried with my impact driver and was able to back two of them out via the nut. The other two I was eventually able to...

This is my second winter with my 1984 Ericson 30+ and in an effort to not drive my wife crazy through the winter doldrums, I decided to tackle the overdue and notorious panel / wiring harness upgrade. This entails replacing the ammeter with a volt meter, cutting out the "trailer plugs" and...

I am in the process of replacing the crazed hatches on my Ericson 30+ as well. I spoke with Hatch Masters last summer and they quoted me $319 for the forward hatch and $539 for the larger. With the cost of shipping and the tutorial video Christian provided us, I decided to take the task on...

Mischief is a 1984 30+

Ericson 30+ at rest in Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho

If you are willing to sell your depth finder and transducer I would be interested. It is the only one of the three that doen't work on my 30+. I sent you a PM

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