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After pulling everything out and scraping/blasting away the corrosion you might be surprised how little metal is really missing(corrosion=massive expansion of the base metal). Might look at welding some plates on the outside , after it's straightened, rather than replace the whole masthead. For...

Congratulations, You have the last one made PERIOD(I've got hull #468) I was able to salvage my bulkhead as shown in this thread #6.... http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?7466-Newbie-Seeking-Help-Info-on-Buying-a-1976-E23&p=48160&highlight=#post48160 I added the 3...

Great job Doug

Here's the site stuff on the E26 from the Resouces tab at the top of the page. http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/local_links.php?catid=81 The most important thing to find out about a sailboat, compared to a motorboat, is were you can and can't go on the Great Salt Lake due to the...

Is it named Goin' Rogue by any chance? ;) If not you have a twin Ericson in your neighborhood, drop him a line. Edit... Looks like he posted the boat you have when it was for sale. http://www.ericsonyachts.org/infoexchange/showthread.php?t=9742...

Gorgeous! http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatFullDetails.jsp?boat_id=2266684&ybw=&units=Feet&currency=USD&access=Public

Anything can happen weather wise that time of year. :egrin: 66% chance of pleasant. Scroll down on this site and check out historic/normal highs and lows. http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/hdfForecast?query=chicago Sounds like fun.

So, I really have basically zero oil pressure at the end of the oil passage where the transmitter is fitted. Bet there's a blockage somewhere in the oil gallery ;) Pull the sending unit and stand by with a bucket when it starts.

ERY30708K485 Looks like it's #708 Hull ID Numbers - BoatSafe.com

The Owners & Projects section is FUBAR because of a software upgrade awhile back.:esad: Hopefully it will reappear one of these days. Welcome aboard, and ask away. THIS is the site . Be sure to include E23-2 in any title you start. ;)

I've got a hand tool that's a poor man's drill guide/90* angle guide. It's got a 3/4" thick metal head, with multiple holes up to 1/4" and it's backed with cork so it doesn't slip. Made by Stanley, check your hardware store. You could also predrill a piece of metal bar stock and glue some...

Early, and later HIN descriptions below. '71's a bit of a gray area as the standards came into effect in '72. http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.html

Ding, ding From Justin's album

Welcome to the wonderful world of learning on the fly, I remember it well, and there was no Internet to smooth out the learning process. :egrin: One word of caution, before you try starting the engine, remove all of that 3 year old fuel. Nothing good will come of it. IF your area has 10%...

Been there, done that quite a few times :esad: Prior to having a weather radio on board my earlier Cal 21 we were out on a nice day, becalmed without a motor, and a green wall cloud appeared on the horizon. Could see flapping sails on the horizon, and casually triple reefed the main...