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    Shaft Log Seeping

    I had the same issue on my 30+. I noticed the bilge pump going off every few hours. At one point, I had the yard doing some work call me to say that the bilge was flooding with water and that the boat needed to be hauled to keep it from sinking. The log tube had essentially cracked away from...
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    Am I the only one [active in northeastern USA]?

    My E30+ is docked in Milford CT. Anchoring off Charles Island is usually a pretty decent place to spend an night or two on anchor and there are a few marinas with transient slips. Was in Block Island New Harbor Tuesday night on another boat. Definitely busy but we didn't get in until after 6:30...
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    Polars for 30+

    I will try to upload some pictures. It looks great and works well. The only thing I had working before was depth. Wind and speed were not working. I did a complete refit of the electronics over the winter. It was a fairly big job. Included: 1. Removing old speed transducer - the thru-hull...
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    Polars for 30+

    Wondering if anyone has created polars for their Ericson 30+ or if anyone has thoughts about what boat might be a close approximation. Just installed new wind instruments and the Raymarine MFD has the ability to load polars but not sure to use. As an alternative, does anyone have a sense of...
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    Leaking Portlights

    I'm honestly not sure how much insulation benefit. Hoping that there might be a little less condensation. For the plywood, I did not use any foam. I glued it directly to the fiberglass cabin walls. I needed to keep the overall wall thickness the same or the windows would fit properly. I used...
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    Leaking Portlights

    I'm in the middle of this repair now - some pics on my blog. It's a big job to fix it right. The wood damage on my boat was significant enough I didn't think I could just repair it. Pulled the portlights and stripped off the wood from bulkhead to bulkhead. I replaced with new marine ply and...
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    Leaking Portlights

    Did you replace the glass inside the frames with plexiglass or did you create plexiglass portlights and attach them to the outside of the cabin? How does it look? Have pics? Going through that decision-making now that I've taken all the portlights out to rebed.
  8. Interior refit/repair

    E30-2 Interior refit/repair

    Took on a bigger project than I bargained for. The initial reason was water damaged/rotted sidewalls and some damage to the headliner in the main cabin. Figured it would be no big deal to replace the wood and rebuild the headliner. Not exactly the case. Things I've learned: 1. Multi-tool...
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    30+ Hull 605 refit

    Bought an '83 Ericson 30+ a few years ago and ended up with more of a project boat than I anticipated. Using this winter to address the cabin and damaged side-panels, headliner, and floor-boards. Showing the progress here in case it helps others figure out their approach or maybe avoid the refit...
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    Question about E30+ mast/spinnaker setup

    Thanks so much for posting this. Very helpful. Gives me a number of ideas to improve the situation.
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    Question about E30+ mast/spinnaker setup

    This is very helpful. wonder if you have a picture of the deck hardware between the mast and the port side clutches. Interested in how you get the two reefing lines to one side. Currently, I have appropriate turning blocks and clutches for 3 lines on port and 3 on starboard. Don't need a...
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    Question about E30+ mast/spinnaker setup

    Very helpful. Very applicable. I have the same project in mind for replacing the wire lines on the pole as well. I can't tell from the picture how you have the downhaul attached to the pole. Is it a loop on line or some other connection? One of the POs has done some other modifications...
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    Loose ground wires chain-plates

    Issue resolved: Finally got an ohm-meter on the wires and was able to trace them to a wire attached to the keel bolt. Am assuming these are grounds that are intended to be connected to the chain-plate assemblies which is the only thing in the vicinity of the connector that they could connect to.
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    Repainting boom end fittings?

    Wondering if anyone has experience painting the gooseneck end of the boom. Original is a Kenyon which was originally painted black with epoxy paint. At this point, paint is almost all gone, there is some pitting and I'm doing other repairs on the boom - replacing some of the sheaves. Wondering...
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    Loose ground wires chain-plates

    Second pic. Thanks. The plan document is helpful. One of the POs has done a fair amount of electrical work so not everything lines up with the plan. They replaced the wiring to the mast. Based on the plan you sent, looks like I've been able to sort out 4 unused wires in the head as the original...
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