Recent content by Ruckus.adrift

1983 Ericson 28+ "Ruckus" Hello all, It is a bittersweet moment, I will be parting with Ruckus as she is going up for sale. I am looking to move up into a larger boat. Most of my photo files were to large for this site but I have included links to ads that have more photos (of interior and...

Hello everyone I’m sorry to say I got covid from work (test came back + this morning). So I’ll be unable to attend the rendevous. I was very much looking forward to meeting all of you, but I’m happy that I realized now before I exposed all of you accidentally - very excited to see pictures. Have...

Definitely! And I was thinking exactly the same thing. We are considering trying to move up to an Ericson 38 as a potential so I think this is a good crowd to put feelers out to haha

Absolutely! Looking forward to it :) is the main part of the raft up happening Friday or Saturday?

Thanks for the heads up Adam, I know it's slim pickings up here it feels like and you have to be ready to jump on anything that comes up.

Hello, i I'm not entirely sure about asking prices, but I just wanted to let you know I will shortly be in the market for an E-38 (especially the 200), I'm looking to sell me E-28+. I actually just moved from Ladysmitb down a short distance to Maple Bay. Ideally I would be looking for a...

Hey figured I'd put my 0.02 in as an 1983 E-28+ owner and liveaboard in the Maple Bay, BC area of Vancouver Island. I'm planning to sell mine in the next few months in hopes of upgrading to an E-38 as a liveaboard. I will likely be listing her for about $18k USD. When I found Ruckus I...

Since I suspect it would be the same hatch as on my E-28+ here are photos to maybe save you some time :)

Hello everyone! So happy I opened the website in time to find this. I liveaboard my E28+ just around the corner in Maple Bay and it would be lovely to pop by either on foot or under sail to meet you all. Is there anything we can bring? Melissa

I used to have to hold my glow plug button for a minute when I first got my boat, and often then it wouldn't even fire first go - now that I have a relay I hold it for 10-15 seconds and she starts perfectly. Totally worth it!

I also went from 45sec to a minute of glowplug (which didn't always cold start) to about 10 seconds, which always starts first try. Super worth it.

Ouch! Yea wearing a hat would definitely disguise it sneaking up on you. Having a few inches of wiggle room is probably a good idea, and would require less ducking when leaving the cockpit I would think

I definitely will when the time comes. I just got a new foresail from UK sailmakers NW and I'm quite pleased with it so far, so I will likely go to them once I have a little more replenished funds. We also have several riggers in the area with good reputations. And I've added the info to my...

I think how I would try and make a happy medium by dropping it enough that I could stand up straight and clear on the cockpit floor still. Keeping in mind I can stand on the seat with still 6" of clearance above my head there is a lot of wiggle room! It totally drives the boat, the acceleration...

I will definitely be coinciding the timing of it with getting a new mainsail also - I do want to make sure if I'm dropping the boom I'd say maximum a foot, that adding that extra sail area at the bottom will affect the rig, and it won't over power the boat too much. On my next main I am also...