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I've attached 4 images of my pedestal. Two show the broken linkage for the shifter. Two show a shew in the meeting of the upper bowl and mid base of the pedestal. There are only 3 of the 4 long bolts holding the bowl in place. I'm wondering if anyone has seen this linkage failure before and...

I recently bought anE27 and has a crack aong the rail just avobe the rub rail and before the chainplates. I open the covers in the insight to asest the damage and the chainplates are intact, no damage in the deck to hull joint either. seems that somethin hit from the side. I see that a couple...

I just sold my E-27 in anticipation of purchasing an E-30 Plus. The bad news is while inspecting the 27 with the new owner we discovered the spreader bracket had cracked. I've been doing the google search for some time to find a replacement and haven't had success. Any idea's? update...

My gear shift mechanism broke inside Sea Bjorn's, E30+, binnacle tube. It's a plastic part in the shaft where the wheel meets the inside of the binnacle. It's the part that sends both the transmission (port) and throttle (starboard) controls down the binnacle. Anyone have an idea on how to...

Broken headstay :esad:By this time tomorrow I will have talked to many experts and will eventually write a book on this subject, but for now I am dumbfounded and need help on what to do about the broken headstay on my 1987 e26 (fractional rig).<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...

Getting ready to step the mast today and what the hell, broken spreader bracket (not sure if that is the official name but the bracket that bolts to the mast that the spreaders attach to). I think it was likely broken through mishandeling during the mast take down last fall rather than fatigue...

Does anyone know where to buy a new extrusion for a 77 E-27.I would like to use the old hardware.

When putting the Island Girl on the trailer last fall I must have banged the aft edge of the keel against the trailer. It was a very strong gusting cross wind and I knew I hit the trailer but I was surprised to see the damage on the keel this spring. Do to working out of town I am just now...

When I purchased my E27 it had a broken strut (FYI - the strut is the bronze fitting that has a bearing in that that the shaft pass through and right before the propellor attaches to it). I believe the purpose of the strut is to stablizes the shaft. I had it repaired my first year I owned...

Broken Alternator Wire = "Entropy" The constant decay of everything to a lower level of order... in the universe... or something like that. So we were motoring home for 5 wind-less hours, one day last week. 'Twas the finish of a nice little vacation trip down the river to the sea and back. I...

I'll confess immediately that this is not a problem with my E35-3. I also have a small skiff with a Honda outboard on it. One of the grease fittings on the trim shaft sheared off with the grease gun. There is a hollow threaded section of the grease fitting still left in the hole. I've got to get...

My E32-3 was just delivered to UT from NC with the mast cracked completely in two:mad::mad: The boat hauler, the firm that de-commissioned the mast and packed it and the broker are all denying any responsibility for the mast being broken. My insurance company is sending out another surveyor to...

Hi All, Has anyone found a fix for a broken zipper on their headliner? Almost all of mine were seized up with corrosion on the aluminum zipper pull mechanism. I've been working on them slowly over the past few months with liquid wrench, silicone spray etc. I've freed them all up except one...

The handrail on my 1984 Ericson 30+ appears to be screwed through the top of the exterior handrail through the deck and into the interior cabin handrail below. The screw has rusted through and broken off flush with the deck, so the front end of the handrail is now loose. I had considered...

Recently purchased a 1969 Ericson 23 with a thru-hull rudder assembly. The tiller mount fits into the thru-hull fitting and has, incorporated into one piece of metal, two "pin mounts" (small holes for a bolt to slide through) for the tiller. One of these has been broken off (as can be seen in...

Recently purchased a 1969 Ericson 23 with a thru-hull rudder assembly. The tiller mount fits into the thru-hull fitting and has, incorporated into one piece of metal, two "pin mounts" (small holes for a bolt to slide through) for the tiller. One of these has been broken off (as can be seen in...

First off I live in San Pedro. Around 9:00 am Monday January 2nd the rain was coming down hard and the wind was blowing like stink so I decided to drive out to Point Ferman to check out the breakers and get breakfast. What I found was a nightmarish storm with a really high tide that was just...

I was out sailing on Sunday, and when I dropped the sails and started up the motor to come in to the doc, there was an unhealthy banging, followed by the sound of my motor spinning very freely - but we were not moving. After docking under sail (a whole other story...), I dug into the problem and...

any suggestions?:(

Just returned from a month long cruise in the North Channel. Everything was GREAT (the warmest and dryest August on record) except that as we were scouting around the final anchorage, looking for the best spot to drop the anchor, my wife put the gear shift lever in forward and felt somthing...

I have had trouble all season with my steering. It would "catch" just before right full rudder and I would hear a bell like sound coming from inside the pedestal. Obviously either the cable or the chain was banging on the inside of the pedestal tube. Investigated the problem today. Was hoping...

Well, old age finally caught up to my 27. My tiller fork broke. The tiller fork is that H shaped piece of cast brass that connects the wooden tiller handle to the tiller head coming up out of the deck. I had it re-brazed, but I don't have the confidence in it that I would have in a new one...