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    Electrical Panel Replacement on E29

    Hey Loren, Thanks! I did a cursory look but perhaps was not doing it correctly. No need for coffee, more like a good G&T!!! ThurstonCounty
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    Electrical Panel Replacement on E29

    Hello all! I'm in my second year of upgrading my E29 and have rewired much of the boat so far. There was some scary connections made by previous owners (remember that brown extension cord wire from the 80's...). I'm now ready to tackle the electric panel. This is the original 1975 panel I...
  3. ThurstonCounty

    Recent sales of Ericson 29 sailboats

    I bought a E29 last fall. It had a new engine (<300 hours), good sails, etc. I got mine for $12,000. It is a ‘73 and she is in the blogs named “Vamos!”
  4. ThurstonCounty

    Annapolis Boat Show

    Stitchy Sailor and I ran into Capt Q and Randy at the sailboat show today. He said they just came from an Ericsson for an upcoming show! Can’t wait.
  5. ThurstonCounty

    Looking for an E27, E28, or E29. Have advice or a boat? (PNW, Wanted, WTB)

    Welcome my brother! We did the same thing, yearn for 20-years and finally get the position that we can get one. We picked up a E29 on the east coast for 12K and have put a lot of elbow work into her. Almost one year in and cannot get enough of these sized boats, lots of fun and they all...
  6. ThurstonCounty

    Suggestions Please - Blackwater Holding Tank exhaust port threads stripped

    Thank you EYO geniuses! My old tank had stripped threads and you provided the best response. The offending unit was half-ass-glassed in. So I went at it and got it out. While at it, I ripped out all the water system, skipped the y-valve, and took out the similarily aged water tank and...
  7. ThurstonCounty

    Suggestions Please - Blackwater Holding Tank exhaust port threads stripped

    That is some great advice, especially married with that from Paul about pulling the old one out and putting in a flexible bladder one. I think I've found my solution to the smelly solution... ;-). Now, let me see how hard it is going to be to get this baby out from under the v-birth.
  8. ThurstonCounty

    Suggestions Please - Blackwater Holding Tank exhaust port threads stripped

    How was removal of the old one? Mine is glassed in and wraps around the v in the v-berth.
  9. ThurstonCounty

    Suggestions Please - Blackwater Holding Tank exhaust port threads stripped

    OK, so on recently purchased Vamos! (our E29 that we are bringing back), this weekend was the dreaded "replace all the lines in the blackwater system" because "the smell" is there. The handle on the y-valve was long ago broken off and it was stuck in the 'direct vent to the Chesapeake Bay'...
  10. Sew, Sew, Sew Your Boat - Exterior "Soft"ware Updates

    E29 Sew, Sew, Sew Your Boat - Exterior "Soft"ware Updates

    With so many “soft”ware projects to complete on Vamos!, we decided (read: wife campaigned for) on the need for the purchase of an industrial sewing machine. Of course, all sailboat sewing searches lead to Sailrite videos and this amazing tool coupled with the in-depth tutorials was a...
  11. Rehoming of Vamos!

    E29 Rehoming of Vamos!

    The boat is currently on the hard at Stingray Point Boatworks. It’s name is “Vamos”, she is a 1975 Ericson 29 and has a HID of ERY29423M75M. I know the seller (he used to be my neighbor), and I would like you to proceed with a survey of it. So Sarah (my wife) and I went up and took a look at...
  12. Survey's, Setbacks, and Making "the list"

    E29 Survey's, Setbacks, and Making "the list"

    This is the 1975 Ericson 29 named Vamos!. She was owned by a friend of ours who upgraded to a 33' Tartan and had her on the hard since from November 2020 until we bought her in September 2021. We now have our first sailboat (yeah) and after the survey, we had to pull it out to fix a leak in a...
  13. ThurstonCounty

    Repower Ericson 29 with Betamarine in the North West

    PERFECT!!!!
  14. ThurstonCounty

    Repower Ericson 29 with Betamarine in the North West

    We picked up a E29 “Vamos!” who had the conversion and they did have to build a box over the engine to accomodate the extra height. The main issue I’m dealing with is that the linkage for the Beta is opposite of the atomic so my tranny and throttle are backwards… (push forward to engage...
  15. ThurstonCounty

    Atomic 4 Died. What next?

    However, I‘d love to follow your rebuild blog to convert to electric!!!
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