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    E34 Pink Panther visit - what I learned (with pictures)

    During the final week of my E32-3 purchasing process, inundated by thoughts of all the potential deferred maintenance/repair issues, I seriously considered walking away and start fresh by looking at that Olson 34, which happens to be in the adjacent marina. I also considered the E35-3 up in...
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    E34 Pink Panther visit - what I learned (with pictures)

    I am a newbie who recently bought an E32-3. I went through the find a boat, see the boat in person, ask for forum opinion, make an offer(deposit), survey/haul out/sea trial, ask for forum opinion again, finalize the deal. The entire process took about 4 weeks. Before I made an appointment to...
  3. Replacing rusty stuffing box hose clamps

    E32-3 Replacing rusty stuffing box hose clamps

    The rusty stuffing box hose clamps was listed by the surveyor as a category A issue. He defined category A as "Violation of structure, seaworthiness, or watertight integrity." Luckily this is the only category A issue. I replaced the rusty hose clamps with 316 stainless steel (band and...
  4. S/V Cumay, E32-3 #603

    S/V Cumay, E32-3 #603

    Paraphrasing an advertisement tag line, I am merely looking after this Ericson for the next sailor, like the sailors before me. I am the fourth sailor to sail this E32-3. For the first two sailors, this E32-3 was known as Puffin II, then as Hydrotherapy. The current name is Cumay...
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    E 32 Hull Wiki

    Hull #603 E32-3 "Cumay", Los Angeles, CA joins the Ericson Forum fleet.
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    The adventure begins. I officially took ownership of the E32-3 yesterday. Well, sort of. USCG Certificate of Documentation won't arrive for a few month due to backlog and I am still waiting for the marina to process the slip transfer. Sitting alone in the cabin felt a little surreal. I am...
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    Newbie questions about an Ericson 34 [and Shipping a Boat by Truck]

    I am another newbie with even less experience. I too found my way to Ericson via Christian William's videos. I went through something similar that started a month ago and am currently at the very end of the process. I rely heavily on the collective knowledge of this forum, its blogs and...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    The liquid in the bilge is clear. The color is a reflection of the bottom of the bilge.. I am guessing sea or rain water? maybe from the stuffing box? or rain water from the mast? The camera looks like regular cctv camera with IR leds. I don't know how well it still works based on the...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    An update. The survey/sea trial was completed last week. Again, through Christian's videos and searching the forum, I was able to rely on Jim Wallace to do the survey. The E32-3 was hulled out at Eddie's Marine Service. Looking back, because there was so much information to absorb, the...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    This boat is quite popular. Right after our appointment, the broker had another set of people waiting to see the boat. The boat looked like how it was presented online. From what I can tell, the inner forestay is fastened onto the deck backed up by a ~6"x8" metal plate. The headliner was...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    This alternator bracket, alternator selection, DC circuit is a deep deep rabbit hole, with many branching blogs and references. I've changed car alternators before and I've never gave it much thought. DIY sailboat maintenance seems much more free form with way more possibilities to mess...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    There's an earlier thread on adding an inner forestay to an E32-3 where the bulkhead was used to transfer the load, but the owner also mentioned that the forward bulkhead was significantly reinforced. I don't know if that is the case with this boats...
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    Newbie looking at E32-3 cutter rig

    I noticed this E32-3 for sale at the local marina. https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1986-ericson-32--3-cutter-9024354/ It's listed as a cutter, but I thought E32-3s are sloops. I made an appointment to take a look at the boat this weekend. Is there anything in particular I should lookout...
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