Recent content by _Ish_

Thanks! I'm happy to be here. "Another way to put it is that the work is always there, waiting. " This is true enough for sure. Not that I've ever been in abundance of idle time but, if I were, this boat would be consuming it.

My thanks to everyone for the information. I will work my way through the Master Threads and all these other resources. Looks like there's a lot of great info there. Good to know that the rubrail wasn't too big of an undertaking to replace. I was worried that I'd be taking off my wood paneling...

Greetings everyone, I am the new owner of a 1981 Ericson 25+ with a Honda 15hp, my first boat. I’ve been working on aluminum landing craft for several summers and have a couple stints deckhanding on ships. But fiberglass and sailing are entirely new to me. And my work with electrical systems...