Recent content by lrclough

The traveler track does not rest in an aluminum channel, per the picture below, rather it rests on a 1/2" teak strip which in turn rests on the sea hood, beyond which it is unsupported for about 8" until it reaches the end brackets. The naming convention on the E32 is confusing since I (and...

The main sail insignia reads "32-2" for whatever that is worth. Hull # 674. Head is forward. From what I can see without taking the sea hood off, there is the old Ronstan track, then a 0.50" teak strip, then the sea hood fiberglass. The 0.25" diameter machine screws go into the track, teak...

Garboard Drain thinking Yes, I would definitely do it again. I drilled and tapped the hole for a 1/2” bronze bolt since I anticipated that the hole would not be perpendicular to the exterior of the hull. Hard to make a thin plate water tight if it is askew to the hull. Also I found...

Post Launch Update on Garboard Drain in the Bilge My Ericson 32 is back in the water, with the threaded garboard drain hole in the bilge now capped off with a bronze hex head bolt and nut from Hamilton Marine. I also added an O ring where the bolt enters the hull since the head was not quite...

Pictures of Drain installed I finally proceeded to drill a pilot hole for my Garboard drain into the fiberglass hull on my 1986 E32 using an long electrical bit and gaining access from the locker next to the mast. I then drilled the larger hole from the outside of the hull and tapped it for a...

More variations on the Garboard theme Investigating the bilge and garboard drain situation further now that the boat is hauled, I determined that the shower sump drains directly into the inaccessible part of the bilge outside of the TAFG bilge compartments where the shower and bilge pumps are...

More variations on the Garboard theme Investigating the bilge and garboard drain situation further now that the boat is hauled, I determined that the shower sump drains directly into the inaccessible part of the bilge outside of the TAFG bilge compartments where the shower and bilge pumps are...

Our new to us 1986 Ericson 32 had a fair amount of rain water coming down the mast this past season. I am concerned about what will happen over the winter as a result of water in the bilge when we head south from Maine this winter even though we will use a winter cover inherited from the...

Deck problems For this Ericson 30, a couple of hours of attention to rebedding and backing plates would have saved many thousands of dollars. I was not interested in the boat at any price after reviewing the survey that found issues with the fore and side decks. Of course when I first...

A word to the wise - I owned an 1987 Ericson 34 for 22 years, sold it several years ago to go sailing in the Caribbean and am now looking to purchase a smaller Ericson to use seasonally in Maine. I had a 1984 Ericson 30 under contract with the knowledge that there was a small area of...

Well loved and cared for 1987 Ericson 34 Moondance. For further info and pictures, click on http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgfgwp4w_11cq42jp67

Bruce King, the boat's designer, advised us to install additional lead under the port side ice chest (accessed by removing the swing out drawer), and Ericson provided the lead ingots. We fiber-glassed it to the hull, which balanced out the boat on its lines. I do not recall how much but...