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While removing the factory Base Plate for the deck stepped mast one of the bolts snapped. I got the other 3 out, but am unsure if they are just threaded into epoxy or if there is a nut or backing plate they go into? I am trying to drill the bolt, it is very hard so I think its stainless and use...

I am interested in knowing what others have done regarding the attachment of the spring line to your boats. I have the E32-3 with a track on the outside rails. It would seem logical to attach the spring line to that track. I have seen a track car with a cleat mounted on it although it...

Hi Sailors, I have recently purchased a 1984 Ericson 30 + and it is a great little boat. We are getting ready for the spring raft up season here in San Diego and while going over my anchoring gear I found that there is no attachment point for the bitter end of the line. The boat is loaded...

I have a 1987 35III which has a hairline crack running around the bow just where the hull to deck joint should be. It's not a big crack; about four inches on each side of the bow (horizontally). The forestay attachment runs right over it. Is this common? It was pointed out to me today by...

We just got an asymettrical for our boat, and I'm trying to figure out how best to attach the sheets. On our old boat we simply made a loop in the middle of a single, really long sheet, passed it through the clew, and ran the two ends through it (I saw a reference in a sailnet article that...

Greetings, I have a 1990 E34 in Dana Point Ca. and am in need of advice. This week end I was sailing along in about 15 Knots of wind and the center block for my main sheet broke away from the boom. No panic because there are two other blocks attached to the boom. In examining the boom, it...

Greetings, Earlier this year, I tried attaching docs to posts here & was successful. In looking at the "How Many Ericson 30+ built" thread under the Design and Function forum today, I noticed that one attachment of mine, a pdf document, still shows up as a link to the attachment.:egrin...

I am cutting a lot of 0.5" (mostly) plywood which is going to be glassed to the hull. Is there any concern with creating pressure points where the wood contacts the hull? Should anything be placed between the two to spread the load? There does not seem to be much there originally, except that...

Wondering if anyone knows how the handrails on the cabin top on a 1985 32-3 are attached? I see the plugs in the teak, but I'm wonderning what they anchor to? TIA

I found a boom from a Dana 24 to replace my broken original equipment E27 boom. The mainsheet attachment point on the Dana is at the end of boom, whereas, the E27 is mid boom. Which is better:::::A.) drilling mid boom holes and installing stainless steel bail hoops like the E27 originally had...

Now that I have a nice set of Garhauer EZ Glide genoa cars, I can't get them on the tracks because the end of the genoa track runs too close to the coaming. Removing the track would be a nightmare, so the only other solution is to remove the Navtec U-bolt shroud attachment that blocks the...

I have a noticable amount of movement in the tiller at the point of attachment. I have 1967 E26. I disassymbled the brass attachment and could really find nothing that looked unusual, but then again I've never taken one apart before so I really don't know what is right or wrong. All I know is...