Adam,
From the photo it appears that we have the same type of forward hatch, a teak frame with lexan on top. Only difference is that on mine, at some point, someone replaced the clear lexan smoked. The joints on mine are loose. Water leaks there and around the edges of the lexan. I'm the process of rebuilding this (along with the companionway hatch, which is much more of a challenge).
It also appears from the photo that someone, at some point, removed the winch that used to be located on the center of the cabin house. You can see the circular shape just aft of the mast. Someone did the same to mine. If you look in the Ericson 25 documents on this website you will see an original sales bulletin which shows the winch mounted in this location. Presumably it served to raise and lower the centerboard.
Take care,
Roscoe