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    Kenneth K

    Another Engine Panel Upgrade Pt 3

    Continued from Part 2.

    Thought I'd post the final chapter of my engine panel upgrade. I...

    Kenneth K 11-25-2019 10:54 PM
    toddster

    V-Berth Re-Birth Part I

    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 PM
    bigd14

    Stern Access 30+ Part II

    In 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
    bigd14

    Stern Access 30+

    [FONT=&amp]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 PM
    toddster

    E29 Starboard Side Storage (Part 2)

    What 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 PM
    toddster

    Galley Deets

    Can'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...

    toddster 09-11-2019 08:20 PM

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    Sean Engle
    Published on 01-01-2019 05:00 AM

    Greetings -

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    toddster

    Mast Hardware

    Pictures 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 AM Go to last post
    Parrothead

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    Loren Beach

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    mjsouleman

    Anodized mast?

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    MJS

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    coyote1849

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    Tin Kicker

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    Mark -

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    Tin Kicker

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    Raj

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    https://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?16476-Ericson-35-3-dorade-box-leaks

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    fool

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