Recent content by mjsouleman

Ugh!

Please post. This is a topic with considerable interest.

I did mine the same way many years ago. The cable sheath sprung a leak and there was a cobweb of wire everywhere.

Fank, Nice job, ervything is shipshape there.

So very, very jealous. N'Easter today here in Mass. brrrrr

Prairie Schooner gave you all the information you want to decide on what to replace and how to replace. I did this several years ago and it was a slog. If I were to do it again, I would replace the current glass and frame with lexan. The effort, time, and sweat just is not worth the price in...

You should join this month's virtual meeting. You will meet fellow Ericson owners and get valuable advise. Mark "Souleman" Soule

I purchased a new main sail from Quantum this past summer and timed it to also purchase a Tides track system. Quantum loft is close by and they came and measured everything, it took about 40 minutes and very accurate. If you are lucky there may be a sail loft close to you that will come to...

I started removing headliner, next is to cut out wet areas and repair.

No mattre which Ericson you purchase, come and join our monthly zoom call, postponed for Thanksgiving this month.

Small world, I just spoke with Kathy and discovered you had already connected. Good Luck, I think Periwinkle is a great find.

Had a nice 77 degree day sail with a stop for lunch and a a glass of wine. No destination, just a nap and a circuit around one red and one green.

I will be out tomorrow Thursday and Saturday this week 10/25 and 10/28 for some mid-70's sailing on Narraganset Bay off Rhode Island. I will have a video of this sail going for those who log into the Friday evening 10/27. The plan is to sail out of the Sakonnet river and grab an empty mooring...

Thank you Frank, I checked out the battery setup yesterday and a gotcha. When switched to the start battery position, I have no instruments. When switching to 1&2 position, I had instruments and was able to start the engine then quickly switched to the number 2 position (deep cell)...

I just replaced the two deep cell batteries on Discovery (E-30+) with a started and a single deep cell. Switch 1 for started and two for deep cell. Recommendation was to switch to deep cell after starting. Discovery has very limited power draw from LED salon lighting, wind, depth, speed...