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  1. Exploring Mexico earlier this year - YouTube channel

    E38 Exploring Mexico earlier this year - YouTube channel

    A couple of YouTube videos retracing the voyage of our Ericson 38 in Mexico (and beyond when the time comes) that I thought might be of interest. It's in Turkish and English, even sometimes French, but always with English subtitles. Team Bouchon Sailing YouTube channel It was originally created...
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    Mold on the boat

    Getting the same problem as we started living aboard in the Northern California winter. We will probably go for the vanishing solution as we are trying to follow good habits along the lines of goldenstate ones. How often do you vanish your interior Loren? Did you do several coats once and now...
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    [E38] Rig tension after standing rigging replacement

    Thanks for all your prompt responses that are super useful as usual! And you are right Christian, we have the same boat - except we have a second table on starboard as opposed to your boat I believe but the rest should be the same! And for sure, it does not change anything for this topic. The...
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    [E38] Rig tension after standing rigging replacement

    Hi all, We replaced the standing rigging of our Ericson 38 earlier this month. The boat stayed in the water for 10 days without the mast between unstepping and restepping. After the new rig was installed, we started noticing cracking sounds in the cabin, when someone steps on the boat or...
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    For sale: Spinnaker, Ericson 38

    Hi all, We dropped the price to $500. Again, the sail is in perfect shape and located in Berkeley, California. It would make me super happy if this sail went to another Ericson owner - happy to ship in a used non-overlapping jib for free if you buy the spi (and if you are interested). Pics in...
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    Miscellaneous items for sale from our E38 (can mostly fit other boats too)

    I realized most of the listings had expired, if not sold. Don't hesitate to DM me if that's the case. Also posting the new links if you are interested. Every price is negotiable. https://www.ebay.com/itm/373237961344 https://www.ebay.com/itm/373237983054 https://www.ebay.com/itm/373237926042...
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    Miscellaneous items for sale from our E38 (can mostly fit other boats too)

    It is. Don't hesitate to DM me if you are interested.
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    Miscellaneous items for sale from our E38 (can mostly fit other boats too)

    And a couple more: Shakespear VHF/AM/FM radio band separator in working condition: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bpo/d/berkeley-shakespeare-am-fm-vhf-separator/7191551393.html free Standard Horizon VHF accessories...
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    Miscellaneous items for sale from our E38 (can mostly fit other boats too)

    Hi Ericson community, We have been upgrading/modifying our Ericson 38 recently. We now find ourselves with a bunch of unused equipment which we took out of the boat and are trying to sell. I figured I would share it here in case someone is interested: Harken 3-sheave deck organizer...
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    For sale: Spinnaker, Ericson 38

    Hi all, We are selling our Ericson 38's symmetric spinnaker (replaced with an asym as we are short-handed). It came with the boat, so not sure how old it is, but it is in very good condition: no tears, seams intact, maybe one or two stains in the fabric but mostly clean otherwise. The fabric is...
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    ST4000+ Autopilot Control head/Computer and Fluxgate Compass

    Hi Ron342, Also following an upgrade, I may also be selling what you are looking for: Fluxgate compass + 25+ ft wire: https://www.ebay.com/itm/373089920450 Head units: https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bpo/d/berkeley-st4000-autopilot-control-head/7145661388.html One of the head unit works for...
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    White smoke in E38 Universal diesel engine

    Hi Geoff and everyone on this thread, We got caught up on other work upgrades that DNS'ed our boat, so the engine issues went down the priority list a little bit. As a result, we didn't end up doing the full exhaust system cleaning recommended by Christian. But here is a little summary of where...
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    "Rarotonga" by Christian Williams/Audiobook/Gift Copies

    We enjoyed the audio version very much and hope there is going to be a #2 :egrin:
  14. [Little victories] Connecting SeaTalk to SeaTalkNg

    E38 [Little victories] Connecting SeaTalk to SeaTalkNg

    We have recently been busy with the big project of tidying up our electric panel (hopefully more on that soon), so to add a quickly rewarding piece of excitement along the way, I decided to tackle a more simple project: try to connect our nav instruments to our newly installed autopilot. In the...
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    Converting a 1980 E-38 to a cutter

    Hi kenLof, I was just curious to see how this turned out if you went ahead with it. And in particular, if you had advices on how to rig running backstays for the staysail? Smooth sailing, Marie
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