Recent content by Michael Paul

Hows the interior wood? nav station?

My quadrant is also through bolted, but at least an inch or more above the packing gland. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a washer made so that it had support there and at the top in the cockpit. Has anyone successfully lengthened their rudder, moved the leading edge forward and shaped an...

It is wheel steering. The pictures are taken during disassembly.

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I think the metal bars between hull and cockpit floor are to stop the quadrant at max turn.

I removed my rudder last night with plans to extend it and reshape it to the cal 40 rudder. Upon removal, I noticed a few things. The only piece acting as a stop against the rudder falling out is the rudder cap where the tiller can attach. There is no sacrificial washer or bearing in place...

Is your bow as swept back as the 35-2? Is yours the AS-40? Whats the overall length from bolt to tip?

I've managed to find the picture of the Ericson 35-2 with the Trogear sprit. The bobstay looks a little close to the bow angle, but maybe that's okay.

I'm asking about the code zero because I was able to pick one up used for next to nothing. It is also star cut, which I was looking for. I'm sailing a little north of Philadelphia on the Delaware River, the wind drops off in the summer much like in the Chesapeake. I have a heavier 135, but it...

Are these capable of supporting a code zero reaching high?

I would like to add a few downwind sails on a sprit. The Ericson 35-2 has a pretty sturdy bow, but with such a bow angle I can't imagine adding a bobstay would do any good. I'm picturing something more like a (forgive me) the Hanse bowsprit. A few years ago I saw someone with a 35-2 and a...

Do you have a similar setup to my boom? It looks like I'm missing something that allows it to pin to the track.

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On my, new to me, Ericson 35-2 there is no boom vang and no adjustable cunningham. I have a new mainsheet and block system on order (gross trim, fine trim), which I plan to replace the old with and use as my boom vang (4:1). I'm wondering why the boom isn't able to lock at a specific height...

2 questions. Is there a way to look up the rigging height of a 35-2 by production number? I'm unsure whether it is the short or tall rig. Did the ericson 35-2 come with a spinnaker halyard/spinnaker crane and winches from the factory? I have winches for a downwind sail, but I'm unsure of where...