Recent content by Loren Beach

I am curious as to what yard quoted 11K for that work. As for putting an engine "right", a few years ago I replaced our original M25XP with a new Betamarine25 for about 15K total, parts and outside labor. The engine/trans/panel package was just under 10K in a crate.

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/niagara-31/ When shopping for a move-up boat from our Niagara 26, in 1993, we really wanted an N-31. Low production run model & never many for sale on the used market, tho, and none for sale in our area at the time. It would have been nice to keep the well known...

It might be more logical to label this conversation "marketing driven changes" rather than "evolution." That would also avoid categorizing changes by usefulness rather than style. I have found it most useful to compare sailboat design parameters to the "envelope" explanation of airplane...

Just visited our boat and brought back a picture of our sheet attachment point on the boom. This may help clarify things a bit.

If you put that picture up beside a Bayliner, the similarities are eerie. ;)

Agree that the bolt end is hazardous. In an emergency where the sea has be kept out of the fuel or drinking water for several it would be pretty handy to have the option, tho,

Mark, Thanks for stopping by. Good to have your informed take on the problem. Regards, Loren

Me too!! :)

https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/ubs/new-deck-mooring-cleats.525/ The sixth reply to this blog appears to own a sister ship. You might want to directly message him.

I would gently question that subjective assumption. The Olson's were "MORC based" with no IOR influence, and remain quite modern in style. Except for a couple of specialized late-70's designs, the BK Ericson's were not 100% IOR boats. Mr. King was an expert at moderate design thinking and...

Looks like the welded eye was pulled off the base plate (?) If so, and that's a guess, buy a new one and install it...

Unfortunately no. I used to have an ancient mylar 143, with copious ancient pin holes... sold it for pennies at a swap meet. Our older 135 was traded to a local canvas shop for a duffle bag.... with partial numbers still on it.... and all the rest of the dacron he retained to make duffle bags...

I had something happen similar to ours, about two years into my ownership. There is T shape ss weldment. It was a Kenyon idea AFAIK. In our case, the inside plate had broken on one end of the eye plate which was welded to it. I took the boom home and took it apart. What with the multi-part...

Our halyard "tag line" is 3/16", IIRC. I can see where a small diameter line might possibly jam. Yikes. 1/4" would do fine, just be sure to stitch the ends together so that there is no extra fat place to jam anywhere.

Evolution is often used to denote progress or some sort of advancement in technology or engineering. I concur with putting the word in quotes, for this thread. :( The sailboat market has changed hugely in the last couple decades. To me, it's now akin to the power boat market in providing second...