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No interest or knowledge of this boat. Saw it listed on Facebook and they didn't make too may of these. I may have a look the next time...
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Dave's advice is golden IMHO. Also plan and scope out the wiring routing. Over the years I have changed some of our boat's routing of...
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Dave G. replied to the thread E29 battery and starter cables?.I have no direct knowledge but would suggest you measure your exact set up. Most older boats like ours have been through at least a few...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Lazy Jacks on a 28-2.No, they are on the side of the mast. It's a "standard" position for most all boats with LJ's, that I have seen anyway. I don't recall...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Lazy Jacks on a 28-2.Not at all, and mine were 70% up the mast. They should be tight enough that they couldn't hit the spreaders at all. The practice I used...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Lazy Jacks on a 28-2.Retractable LJ's are IMHO the way to go. You need to have enough line to be able to pull the aft LJ lines along the boom and secure and...
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Dave G. reacted to C. Shamis's post in the thread Installing Midship cleats on Ericsson 34- Advice? with
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I second using a car/cleat on a track if you can. Being able to slide them around is stupid useful. And... I've moved them to have two... -
Dave G. replied to the thread Installing Midship cleats on Ericsson 34- Advice?.Pretty sure you have a toe rail ? I would buy a couple rail cleats, no drilling and you can put them anywhere along the rail. Like these...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Ericson 34-2 Wine Rack Location?.The only thing that looked like that on my boat was in the chart table under the lid in the back section, for chart storage.
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Dave G. replied to the thread Shaft Seal Leak - Yacht Sinks.Those also have rubber/plastic tubes that go between the rotor and shaft log. I personally believe the PSS seals to be the tried &...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Shaft Seal Leak - Yacht Sinks.A friend of mine, who has a C&C 37, had his shaft come loose from the coupler when he put in reverse while docking but luckily(or...
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Dave G. replied to the thread Shaft Seal Leak - Yacht Sinks.Good idea if you don't know the age of the existing one. I changed mine while replacing a coupler and shaft. Never had a problem with it...
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PSS Shaft seal replacement is on my list although current one looks good. Anyone use the Pro version kit which uses a silicone hose...
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Just to close the loop in case anyone else was loosing sleep over it… 1) Local body shop (family run for over 100 years) cut a hole...