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Yes, you can re-use the blocks. I had the yard bead-blast them to clean up the pocked surface. You can do the cleanup yourself, the corrosion just needs to be removed. Then I coated the uneven top surface with epoxy to make it smooth to go against the underside of the deck.

Christian, I spotted and watched your video today. I'm glad you both were not injured and are going to be carrying on. Your attitude is great, and I hope it won't be as hard as I imagine it could be. Best regards, Craig and Ellen

Hull #20 has the same backstay chainplate.

I like the titanium idea, perhaps because I had my forestay chainplate duplicated (same thickness) in titanium back in 2017. No countersinks. It took a month, by Colligo Marine in Grover Beach, CA. Alignment, as mentioned in several posts, should be corrected if necessary. Craig

I wired our USB charger outlets into the Cabin Light circuit. Works great.

Hi Doug – answers below. How many amps is the breaker mounted in the panel or is it just a switch? The Windlass switch in my DC panel is a circuit breaker, probably (hopefully) between 2 and 5 amps. Maxwell’s installation instructions recommended a 3-amp fuse or a 3-amp breaker, as indicated...

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...