Recent content by shepherdsond

Thanks Loren! She is indeed a fun boat to cruise and race. We have enjoyed her immensely.

Don't fixate too much on the purchase price, after 2 years this will be a small fraction of your total costs. Be realistic about the cost (and time) of repairs and the difficulty of fixing cosmetics. A good survey is essential.

Our lovely Ericson 33 RH "Margaret" is for sale in Portland, OR. https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1983/ericson-rh-33-3860849/ Feel free to pmail me for more information. David

I think tying the sail to the boom through the cringles would risk tearing the sail. I would only use the cringles to tie the sail to itself. You could definitely use 3/8 line (what I use on my 33), maybe thinner even as long as it meets the strength requirement and works in the clutch...

The two forward (outer) cockpit drains to the central seacock on my E33RH. There are two more that drain to the stern above the waterline.

I also have been wrestling with the wet bilge problem ever since I assumed ownership of my E33RH. The PO had installed a Jabsco diaphragm pump (not the nice one referenced by Christian but more of a washdown pump) under the cockpit. This would more or less dry the bilge when used with one of...

On my E33 the right pump either pumps outside water (salt if at sea) to the sink or pumps water out of the coolbox into the sink depending on the position if through hull and cool box valves. One thing to watch out for is that if you have the through hull open and somehow forgot to close the...

You probably cant see from the photo above but our bimini extends about 18" behind the backstay, there is a zippered slit for it.

I like Bills setup allot. Here is ours which was installed by the PO. The Bimini overlaps the boom by about 3" so with sail down we have to raise the boom a bit with the halyard attached as a topping lift. The bimini extends quite a bit behind the helm which increases shade from behind. The...

Thanks Bill

It's one of the older air cooled models.

Yes that should help, thanks

I have a used Frigoboat set up that I want to install on my E33RH and I am wandering where others have located their fridge compressor. The easiest place to my eye, at least from an installation perspective, is just behind the galley bulkhead in the lazarette and above the cool box (on the...

Very much enjoyed it - thanks!

I can just get the main up without the winch but I do it at the mast so I can use my body weight. I have a cleat near the base of the mast (on both sides - I use them for spin halyards also when single handing) so I can temporarily cleat it there before I go aft and take in the slack through...