Recent content by chip50

i am going to sell our ericson 25....we are not quite finished with the work inside yet but are close to what we wanted to do..some refinish work still to do inside and price would be slightly negotiable. we have 3 sails for it in great shape i need to down load pics but will have to get...

valves under sink i was wondering that if the ice box drains into the bilge,,,how could you get the sink to drain ...outside through a valve...im trying to figure out that if there is pressure from sea water at the valve,,,,how could the drain ..drain out....i have figured out that the valve...

raw water intake 2 i finally found out what the valves are for in the cabinet....i do have a thru hull for sea water for the head...but the 2 valves are there because the old owner put 2 valves(brass) one on top of the other...he said to make darn sure that if one valve fai;ed the other would...

raw water intake i dont have an inboard engine on our e25,,,,but i do have a head....this boat did sink once on the previous owner....and the valves were replaced but they told me that akid had put a water hose in the boat and turned it on....i didnot see any holes in the bottom at all when...

thanks for answering the questions about the valves under the sink....someone mentioned that one of the valves could be for the raw water intake.....im new to all of this...why would there be a valve to let water , sea water or other water come into the boat....why would there even be a hole...

thanks for the in fo i will dye some warm water and pour it down the sink....my boat is in the water and it show when it surfaces,,,,i really looked and i never saw a hole for it when the boat was hauled out and cleaned....thanks for the info :0305_alar

i have 2 valves,,,gate valves but dont know where they go..... i had the boat hauled power washed and scrapped awhile back... there were no holes on the outside that led to the inside whic means no thru hull outlet....the valves go thru the hull inside but not thru the bottom that i could...

i posted to the wrong sec. earlier i need a new or used hatch for our e35....can anyone help with that,,,,,thanks chip.:0305_alar

hello everyone...chip here again. i just wanted to know where i can get a replacement hatch for our ericson 25...im not sure what you call it,,,,but its the hatch you slide back to enter the cabin.... i looked up pacific seacraft and got no where....mine was redone in wood by a previous owner ...

well some of you would remember that we asked you alot of questions after buying our ericson last sept. this is chip.... we finally got most of the needed remodeling done,,,got the halyard unstuck from the top of the mast,,put on new halyards, etc...we also ...dont know how to sail :) so...

center board/swing keel hi, i have an ericson 25,,,,i down loaded from this site an owners manual, pretty much complete and it said that you dont relly need it to sail....but that if it was used to be sure not to run aground or drag it sideways because it could dislodge from the steel pin...

hello everyone,,,,i just wanted to know what the lumps, about the size of a half dollar are that are below the water line. there are not too many but they are in different places....feels like a welp on your skin,,,,,chip. and thanks in advance.

hello all, i finally got to repair my stuck halyard...in fact i replaced the both, with steel and rope type. had to rent a man lift to get up there and it wasnt as easy as i thought it would be,,,also replaced the anchor light bulb and i did something different ,,,,i mounted a solar light on...

halyard problem this is an ericson 25...ryan ive had problems with alot of things mechanical over the years but untill i bought this vessel i thought i'd seen it all. thanks for the input.... chip

hi, people, i know ive been asking you alot of questions about my stuck halyard. its the main sail one....i had a cherry picker man to take me up there but he backed out, so i went to west marine, their suggestion was to tie one side of the boat to the dock, with dock line...walk around to...