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    For Sale - 1996 Pacific Seacraft Ericson 380

    After a lot of soul searching I've decided to leave the boating lifestyle and I'm now selling my 1996 Pacific Seacraft Ericson 380. She's turn key and ready to go anywhere and also comes with a Fairclough winter cover. I've listed her through a broker here...
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    Rigging a topping lift on an E38

    https://dutchmar.com/dutchman-sail-flaking-system/sail-flaking-installation/ and B system manual
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    Rigging a topping lift on an E38

    I had a Dutchman system on my previous E38 and loved it. I had the topping lift control line got forward to the center sheave and then back to the cockpit. You also need to consider what type of topping lift setup you want to use. The "B" system uses a loop system to a pulley at the mast head.
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    Big Problem while sailing yesterday [Main Halyard]

    I prefer to use a halyard hitch on the main. https://www.animatedknots.com/halyard-hitch-knot
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    E38-200: seeking all the dirty details

    My experience is the E38 is a great sailing boat. You won‘t hear pounding sounds like you hear in the newer flat bilge designs when sailing upwind into large swells. Also I never heard my boats internal structure creaking or groaning like I’ve heard in those new fancy condos on water sold as...
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    Farewell fellow Ericson owners

    We will miss see Loki around SYC. But hope to see you "powering" around Fishers Island Sound.
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    Labeling wires

    I just use Dymo labeler and put them on as flag labels. Easy and cheap.
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    How far is too far?

    Takes me 1hr 15 to get to the yacht club. But you’re now in a better location to explore this end of the sound. Sail up to Plum Gut into Gardners Bay for a long weekend.
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    38-200 Galley Organization - behind the sink and garbage

    Use a hanging sink cuddy for dish shrub and soap etc.
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    Change is not always improvement [Defender, West Marine]

    Yip they have gone backwards for in person store sales and prices have gone up noticeably. I've given up on Defender now moved my purchases to WM Mystic, CT as they have in person store shopping, the downside is their store stock levels are often low or out of stock on the shelf. The WM gold...
  11. Replacing the Engine Mounts

    E380 Replacing the Engine Mounts

    When I purchased my boat I didn't like the look and condition of the engine mounts, particularly the port side ones that were badly rusted. The Yanmar 3J2HE engine has the integral heat exchanger and water pump impeller access on the port side above the engine mounts. So over the years those...
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    Lazyjack Rigging Design [Master Thread]

    My new boat has lazy jacks and I'm already thinking about converting to a dutchman system next season. Dutchman system is just so easy to use.
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    Solar arch designs

    No solar arch just frame above the bimini and had 4x90W panels. I'm currently doing this same setup to my E38 but with 2x100W panels. See my old blog for setup info. https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/solar-pv-setup.599/
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    Genoa Halyard Shackles???

    So I've got a new 1996 Pacific Seacraft E38 and I'm in the process of replacing the running rigging and I've come across a few odd things that I have questions about. My boats genoa halyard has a snap shackle, where my old boat used just an eye splice halyard with a Wichard captive pin D...
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    Lewmar 36" Folding Wheel

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