backing

I'm looking at adding a G10 plate under the coming where the big genoa winches are sited. Is 1/4" thick sufficient on a 8x10 plate? Thanks. Mort E39

I am about to cut new through hulls for drains for the aft well in the cockpit, keeping the old through hulls for the forward well only, so as to speed up drainage should a large wave flood both wells. I intend to cut two through hulls just above the (level) water line, and cross the hoses to...

Hello All-- I'm going to rebed all stanchions, and the pullpit and pushpit, before the rains hit, and I am wondering if anyone has a good source for backing plates. Rigrite sells both aluminium and stainless blanks. Does anyone have another recommendation on where to find backing plates...

Anyone got the foggiest idea what the strength requirements / point-loading requirements of the various plate materials might be? And more specific and useful, whether this makes much difference for our real-real world applications where we want to spread the load out under cleats, stanchions...

I have a 1970 E29 with an atomic 4 engine. No matter what I attempt I cannot back up in a straight line. I have spent the past summer on this boat and can't get the hang of this maneuver...which makes getting out of my slip extremely exciting...BTW I have a 3 blade prop if that matters.

I just had a professional fiberglass company do some repairs to my cabin sole and bulkhead track on my E-27. The guy who did the work on my boat asked me if I had backing plates under my mooring cleats and I assumed I did. The reason he asked is because he was in the process of repairing the...

As Im working on Lady Hanna,(30-1) I notice that when the cockpit drains from rain the sink backs up and overflows! Any Ideas?

There was a message on the Ericson list of telling of an E27 that broke loose from its mooring during Isabel because the bow cleats were secured only by washers and ripped out. Does anyone know if this is typical of Ericson construction? The backside of my 32-3 cleats are blocked by the the...

Greetings All. First, thanks for sharing all of your advice in these forums. I noticed that the POs of my ('73) E27 had never installed any kind of backing plates for the lifline stanchions, or anything for that matter. I was getting ready to make up some SS when a friend at the YC mentioned...