Recent content by Mark Hadrick

Check out west system coated with a clear finish, I used a water based clear with UV protector. I have wood exposed for three years and look's as good as the day we put it on. West system has a section in there lit of why & how to do this.

mast step Mitch, I,m going to make a mast hinge for my E-27. It will allow you to winch your mast up & down with out the problem of the mast sliding on the deck as I talked about in my post last week. this hinge will also be a deck organizer for lines ran aft. let Me know if you think you want...

dropping the mast I went through this 2 months ago, You can winch that mast down in your slip, this is not as much of a problem as it seems. We lowered our mast aft, position a block at your fore stay, tie a line off on the fore stay turn buckle & run it back to your winch. remove the two...

JM GOMEZ Thanks for your reply, I think my main concern is if the transom need's to be reinforced when this operation is performed, if you look on the construction drawings there is a pice of 3/4 inch plywood glassed inbetween the transom (hull) and the cockpit liner. Will removing this cause...

Missing keel bolts Thanks Guy's - now I can cancel that 911 call !!!!!!!!!! Mark

We would like to remove our transom cut out for a swim step, the boat is an E-27 with a tiller & a A-4. I'm looking for input on the pro's & con's of this, what to watch for, what is need to stiffen the transom, etc. Thanks Mark

Were doing a refit on our just obtained E-27, In the process of cleaning I foumd what apears to be two missing keel bolts. I've seen info on this site that the bolts are for assembly only and not required when the keel is molded to the hull. I'm Looking for input on this,it dosen't seem right...

Jim, Thanks for the reply, good info on suporting the front edge, you'll know how things went next week if I'm on this site looking for a new hull, DOH! Thanks again MH

Jim Thank for your reply, Due to area that boat will be moved to & work required while the boat is out of water we would like to stay with the plan of the trailer, I bought a trailer that will handle the weight and width of a E-27, however, You stated you have done this. What were the items that...

trailer Ericson 27 Eric, did you ever trailer a 27, how did you set up your trailer, what to watch for, bunks or rollers, ???????????

Ok, I just bought a 71 ericson 27, we need to trailer the boat to it's new home this weekend. How does the mast step, there is no hinge on the deck, just what seems to be shoe that the mast sit on, is this shoe design so that we can winch the mast down, any suggestion's, Thanks for your help!