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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Two-Speed Winches--Removal, Repair, Maintenance [Master Thread].I have always used a coat of white marine lithium grease on everything except a very very thin coat around the pawls. I go through mine...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Foul weather gear (advice wanted).I carry two sets of gear on my boats. One is the Grunden's stuff the lobster guys wear when it is really snotty--it is waterproof but...
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POn the Bering Sea (Dutch Harbor) we swear by Grundens. If you've ever watched The Deadliest Catch, that's what I mean by "on the Bering...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Christian Williams's post in the thread Foul weather gear (advice wanted) with
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I mourn the loss of Line Seven gear, from New Zealand. It was made of white vinyl, with a liner, impervious to moisure (or the relief of... -
PPete the Cat replied to the thread E32-3 keel bolt compromise?.So what is your plan for the bottom? just fill fair and paint? How deep in the laminate? The previous owner of my boat (which I...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread The $9k Boat That's Teaching Me a $14k Lesson - '81 Ericson 30+.I agree. Given some of the folks who have AMS certification these days, a good survey might have caught some of this, but by no means...
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PPete the Cat reacted to Christian Williams's post in the thread The $9k Boat That's Teaching Me a $14k Lesson - '81 Ericson 30+ with Like.
A surveyor might have, should have, caught the shaft seal and the cutless bearing--and maybe the engine mount. But that's not...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread The $9k Boat That's Teaching Me a $14k Lesson - '81 Ericson 30+.Hours sound like a decent estimate of the time.
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread The $9k Boat That's Teaching Me a $14k Lesson - '81 Ericson 30+.Chuck is great. His rate is $180/hour, I think, however you are going to need the services of a whole marine yard to get the engine out...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread E32-3 keel bolt compromise?.The yard guys determined that the gelcoat (it is porous) had not fully dried before the previous yard put the barrier coat on. Sounds...
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PHey Bryan, sorry you found some bad news on your keel bolts. FYI, there are six 1" and one 1/2" keel bolts on the 32-3. The...
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PNothing wrong with the taller block, with the spring to keep it upright. I have the lower style, but because the track is so close to...
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread E32-3 keel bolt compromise?.Just a word of experience about barrier coats. I bought my Tartan 37 at a much reduced price because it had thousands of blisters all...
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PSo you have the Alberg/King long keel 35? Some pictures would be great. Is the mast stepped on deck?
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PPete the Cat replied to the thread Mast step concern.Some checking of gelcoat is common in some Ericsons; my gelcoat buddy in the boatyard says that lots of checking was from the catalyst...