Recent content by Dean Hupp

Thanks Christian. I did look at those but chose the cable version. The cable dropped straight through without a hitch. There are no blocks in the mast.

Hello Saphira I got the wind cable ran. On top of mast was two pre drilled holes plugged with silicone. I opened one up, attached a few barrel fishing weights to the cable and it dropped all the way through the mast to the foot at the sole. There was an access plate there where I fished out the...

Hello saphira36, I just bought hull #30 located in San Francisco Bay. Does anyone have insight into running Raymarine wind Instrument cable down the mast? Thanks for any help!

Glyn thanks so much for your information. And, what an accomplishment for your wife!! I'm re-looking at a 72 E27 this Saturday that I'm in hopes will be the one. I'm 66, retired and working on bucket list stuff. Sailed as a teenager, thought I would sail my whole life but forgot about life...

Thanks for the info I got confused from an article I read leading me to think that after they started building the 25+ they quit building the standard 8'beam fixed keel 25 and built them with the 9' 3" beam. Im leaning more to a E27 with 9' beam, fin keel and spade rudder. The transom hung...

Hello looking at my first boat. I am convinced its got to be an Ericson 25 or 27. I found an 25 with the outboard motor transom. I cant find out if this model has a 9ft beam like the earlier 25+. Thanks for any help.