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Ericson 36C Prop Size The prop that was on 'Blue Jeans' was an Austral 16X11 RH (repitched from 16X10). The engine was a 20hp Westerbeke/Buch with a RH gear.

'Blue Jeans' Prop Strut Replacement and Prop Size We finally went to a local used marine parts store in Seattle, no longer in business, and found a prop strut that would work. I don't know what kind of boat it was originally built for, not an Ericson 36C. What we did was to take the...

Ericson 36C 'Blue Jeans' 'Blue Jeans' has scheduled space for the rendevous June 17-19. Will be in Slip #1 at Port Hudson Marina.

Check the link 36C Strut or look at Boat Bumms there is some information about straightening the strut and also information about a Seattle area commpany that has the original molds from Ericson for struts. I have a 36C that had the strut corroded off from electrolysis and had to replace...

Puget Sound used sail source Check out Second Wave in the Fremont area of Seattle. They have lotsa used stuff for power and sail boats. 3601 Greenwood Ave North Seattle 206 632 4371 Google; Second Wave for their web site

Underpowered! I have and Ericson 36C (still under refurbishment from PO sinking) and an S2 9.2A. The S2 had a tired Yanmer YSE 12, probably about 9-10 hp. I was at the south end of the Narrows by Tacoma doing 1 1/2 kts on the GPS with no current but heavy winds and waves on the bow. That...

Offcenter Prop Strut I have an Ericson 36C, the prop strut is off center to port. When the prop shaft needs to come out, it clears the rudder. I don't know if being offcenter does anything for the prop steer. Bob McKee 'Blue Jeans' Seattle, WA

Lines falling out I have an Ericson 36C, this has a hatch in the cockpit that covers the steering mechanism. I replaced the black sealant between the teak boards with Teak Deck Sealant that I got from Fisheries Supply in Seattle. Any marine store should have or be able to get it. Clean out...

Shaft Strut We replaced the strut on Ericson 36C 'Blue Jeans' last year, electrolysis had done its bad deed on the old one. Marine Hardware had the specs and molds for for the strut, but they wanted over $500 for a new one. We found one that would fit, with a little modification, at a local...

36C Repower I have 'Blue Jeans' in Seattle, WA, an Ericson 36C. We recently got an engine full of water after having run all summer with no problems. Removed the head, gasket is OK. New gaskets on order, expensive and come from the East coast. While the head is off the valves have been...

Try Marine Hardware in Redmond, WA. They told me that they have the original patterns from Ericson. Phone: 425-883-0651 FAX: 425-869-1232 Ship: 14560 NE 91st Court Redmond, WA. 98052 Mail: P.O. Box 3099 Redmond WA. 98052 info@marinehardware.com Also try Second Wave in Seattle, WA. I...

I have an Ericson 3C 'Blue Jeans' in the Seattle, WA area. It had some years of non-use and had sank at the dock. Due to electrolysis the two bladed prop was only a hub, the data stamped on it said 16X11R. The boat is now functional, although not complete. We have installed a 16X11R three...

We are replacing the propeller strut on an Ericson 36C, which also means a new cutless bearing. The bearing we purchased has a clearance of several thousands of an inch (haven't actually measured it) to the propeller shaft. Shouldn't there be zero clearance? Shouldn't it be an interference...

The mast from 'Blue Jeans' has corrosion on the bottom. I am considering cutting about 1/4" to 3/8" off to remove it completely. Is this a reasonable fix? What will that do to the mast rigging? Bob McKee 'Blue Jeans" Seattle, WA

Cutlass Bearing 36C and Strut Dean & I have an Ericson 36C, hull #54, 'Blue Jeans', here in Seattle, WA. The propeller strut was broken at the hull line by (we think) electrolysis. Marine Hardware in Redmond , Washington has patterns for the Ericson 36C and quoted $550 to make a new one...