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Sorry about that southofvictor. The brochure isn't even for a -200. I was focused on the engine under the companionway feature.

See the Resources section of the website. There is an E38 Sales Brochure that has what you are looking for. Download from here: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/resources/e38-color-sales-brochure.107/reviews

Coosa is used in work boat decks, but they probably use the 2" thick (or perhaps thicker) boards. Also, the surface of Coosa board is soft and must have an appropriate layer of impact protection.

Thanks for all you do, Sean. Ellen and I have owned Pilot Project for 20 years now and we couldn't have kept it in such fine shape without the experts and characters that contribute to this resource. Happy New Year!

Webb Chiles's Ericson 37 sloop, formerly named Egregious, from his first circumnavigation. We anchored nearby while cruising in Canada this summer. We chatted with the owner for a while.

Frank, I have seen behavior similar to what you report on my more complex Raymarine installation. I installed a new masthead transducer, the ITC-5, an ST50 wind direction and speed display, an i70 display and e7D chartplotter on the network. All have shown erratic wind data simultaneously...

A good day to carry the dink on the foredeck! Nice video.

I installed 4 dual USB charging ports similar to Ken's pictured above, with the supply voltage readout, a couple of seasons ago. Two are panel mounted and replaced cigarette lighter sockets. One is at the Nav table, the other in the bulkhead forward of the galley. The other two are mounted...

Below is a picture of my approximately 25-year-old 3-blade MaxProp, disassembled for inspection. This is the first time I have had it removed and disassembled since I bought the boat nearly 20 years ago. It has been regularly greased and visually inspected while on the shaft. The prop is going...

Good story. I would like to add some kudos to Groco also. I have an elderly Groco Model HF toilet, the one with the vertical pump. It is not the original one that was in the boat. It was acting strangely when being pumped, not clearing the bowl. On the HF you don't take the bowl off for any pump...

Ken, quite a different struggle from my 2015 experience. Looks like it all worked out great.

Christian, I think a washdown pump is mandatory if you anchor in mud, and especially if you have a chain/rode locker that can be accessed from the cabin - the v-berth. Mud and weed will eventually cause odor in the locker and an un-sealed locker may cause problems inside the boat if the locker...

We have the identical (to Christian) Weems & Plath ships bell clock and we rely on it for night-time decision making. We have memorized the bell time-telling system. The bell quit working a few years ago and after a couple seasons without the bell, we took it in to a local chandlery that had a...

With slip ownership we also pay property taxes, about $850 per year right now. The slips are literally just the water space. The docks, parking lot, clubhouse and manager's office are co-owned and the $140 per month pays taxes and insurance, maintenance, bookkeeper, etc. for the entire facility.

Interesting data, especially about the yacht clubs. I have no experience with them. We had been renting 40 ft slips at Shilshole (Port of Seattle) for about $400 a month (2003-4). After moving to a smaller Port marina - Harbor island - we paid less than $350 a month. Both were plus electricity...