Here is the last of the major carpentry projects that I had planned for my E29 interior. The V-Berth Workbench. This one probably isn't for everybody... If it helps, think of it as more of a...
toddster 10-26-2019 05:35 PMIn response to comments on the previous blog entry. Yes! Access to the quadrant is easy. You do have to lie on your back, but you can scooch right up under it. I constructed a shelf to fit over the...
bigd14 10-07-2019 08:32 PM[FONT=&]I have been meaning to post this for awhile but only recently took some pics. The aft end of the 30+ is only accessible through the lazarette. It's not a comfortable space. Add a spare...
bigd14 10-03-2019 11:00 PMWhat fools are we to try to force rectangular furniture into our round boats? More properly, these things should be some sort of honeycomb structure, growing organically from the hull while lending...
toddster 09-23-2019 08:03 PMCan't seem to add photos to the "comments" section, so I'll tack on an extra post.
Thanks all, for the kind words. Soft focus is a friend to some of the details...
I should add that this, like...
I installed a Xintex CO detector, powered from the 12 VDC house circuit. It cost about $80, and had been recently manufactured. After a couple of years,
Teranodon Today, 03:26 PMPictures might help? My boat had some plastic fairleads on the boom that were all split, but I somehow had the impression that they were supposed to be
toddster Today, 11:03 AMPainting aluminum properly is an involved project with some of the early steps under time constraints. I've done it successfully on two masts and I felt
Parrothead Today, 10:17 AMOne guess is that the original owner was using a short extendable Forespar whisker pole, and the plastic pad eye(s) is still there. That gear would be
Loren Beach Today, 08:41 AMHave an E27 1971 model. The mast has plastic pad eyes on it that are all broken. Should these be replaced? Or do they just add drag to the halyard?
coyote1849 Yesterday, 09:02 PMMark -
I used Almag Plating in Baltimore to strip and anodize my corroded window frames before powder coating and they came out looking
Geoff -
Is yours a pressurized alcohol stove, or does it have the pots like an unpressurized Origo?
We'd use an Origo to cook
https://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?16476-Ericson-35-3-dorade-box-leaks
A few have noted the issue with the dorade
Another Engine Panel Upgrade Pt 3
Continued from Part 2.
Kenneth K 11-25-2019 10:54 PMThought I'd post the final chapter of my engine panel upgrade. I...