Recent content by Sailing ixion

That’s what my gut was telling me, thanks for the confirmation. Glad I’m starting this now and not in the spring!

Hi everyone. Work is progressing on rehabbing our E34-2. One of the projects on my list is redoing the bottom since the antifouling was failing (large chips/flaking). Im using Aqua Strip to do the majority of the job and then plan on sanding the rest to get as fair a surface as I can. But I’m...

Well got it down once the steering quadrant was completely loose it slid down fairly easily.

The spacer on mine is significantly larger. I was hoping not to cut it, but I feel its starting to leave me any other choice. Before I do, I'm going to try to gently pull the rudder down with a series of shims from the outside. If you look at the photos I've attached taken (before I've pulled...

No it’s on the hard. Seems like the spacer is stuck to the rudder post.

When you dropped the rudder, how easy was it? I’m a little flummoxed. I removed 4 bolts from the steering quadrant as well as the bolt that feeds through the rudder post. I’ve loosened the rudder post packing gland too. So far the rudder hasn’t budged an inch. It looks like when I loosened the...

This is all really good food for thought! I've been expecting the worse, but it sounds like I may be thinking I've got a mountain of a project when its in fact a mole hill. Either way, It appears that I'll be repainting my rudder white! I've got two delaminated bulges midway on both sides as...

Hi there everyone first post, first major project, Just bought a new-to-me Ericson 34-2, and I'm about to start my first major project on the boat... rebuilding the rudder. Our Ericson has sat on the hard for roughly 3 years and at the time of survey, had very high moisture levels in the...

First sights of what's soon to become Ixion Redux our new to us boat that will carry us beyond New England!

First look of our E34-2. I think we can live on this!?!

We've got some woodworking to do... and some liner to replace... no biggie I hope...

This is a stark improvement to the Catalina 30 Galley. Can't wait to get cook'n!

Choices... sleep aft or sleep forward? Is it even a real choice? LOL