Recent content by Nick J

Has anyone successfully replaced a VHF coax in their Kenyon mast wiring channel? I've been chasing some VHF issues since installing the Vesper Cortex and now I'm at the point where I think the coax should be replaced. I've replaced all the connectors, but the center conductor has some...

Quick update on this; after 2 days, Garmin released another update that fixed the problem. Their customer service still doesn't seem to understand the Vesper units, but they are responsive and they try to get a resolution quickly. They've referenced a group in New Zealand a few times I've...

When I was going over our boat with the surveyor, he said the rust stain at the bottom of stanchions was a sign of the bedding compound had failed. I didn't think too much of it at the time other than to check for leaks and make sure the core was still solid. I haven't fixed the two that he...

When I replaced the cable, I ended up not needing any additional friction. It just works. Maybe I just got lucky, but it's worth trying

Looks like the document that Dave provided shows the friction adjuster he's talking about: I don't remember an adjustment on my yacht specialties pedestal, but I really like this approach instead of the split bolt or other method of squeezing the control cable.

I'm not familiar with the -200 series, but on my 35-3 there's a hull liner in the aft section that overlaps the engine bed portion of the TAFG. The entrance to this tube was under the liner and I couldn't access it until I cut the section out. The pan below the engine isn't a single fiberglass...

We just did this last year: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/engine-compartment-clean-up.20149/ It was a lot of work but it was with it.

Awesome work Jeff! Can you take some pics of the pump and hose install? I wanted to use the pump you chose because it isn't susceptible to the aluminum corrosion that plagues the original units, but I didn't think the mounting bolts matched up. Sounds like you solved that problem and ended up...

I received an update for the Cortex Monitor app on Sunday and I haven't been able to use the app since. Garmin says they're working on the problem and will get back to me when they find a solution. Has anyone else with a Cortex unit experienced the same issue?

It's kind of interesting if you look at relative time. If someone was rigging their 1944 sailboat staring down at a brand new Ericson 35-3 in 1984, I wonder what they would have thought and the horrible thigs they were saying about the new boat. What would they have been rigging?

The big problem is making generalized statements based on a small sample. I'm guilty of this with what I infered on my initial post. Just because a Catalina looks like a bathtub from above doesn't' mean modern wide aft designs are inferior or slower than an Ericson. I really like some of the...

I spent a few hours at the top of my mast on Sunday replacing my VHF antenna and terminating the existing COAX. I took the opportunity to take some pictures of our E 35-3 and our dock neighbor's new Catalina 355. The difference in design is staggering from this view.

I've posted these a few times and I still like them. It provides a negative bus, high amp bus and standard blade fuses all in a small footprint. If you can locate it within 7" of the + terminal, you don't even need an additional fuse. Blue Sea Systems 7748 SafetyHub 150 Ignition Protected...

I just filled in the holes where my stops had been and did not replace them. I have wondered why they were there in the first place since my hatch is stopped by the teak on top of the hatch contacting the hood. maybe they're there to prevent a pinch point where users put their fingers on the...

I was wrong, I used rubber cussioned cable clamps.