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I read all the windlass posts (including the amazing well done recent installations!) We took a slightly different approach. Our new-to-us E38-200 came with a manual windlass (which was well maintained and works fine for us) and the standard chain locker. The windlass was positioned on the...

Hi! I am new to the forem. My son & I sail a 1987 Erickson 28. The wheel froze leaving the slip & we discovered that the throttle-mount is bent, interfering with the wheel chain. Anyone have a brand for the pedestal or any drawings of the internal workings? Any ideas how to pop the throttle...

WIth my Ericson 35 I have 125' of anchor chain. Seems like alot and very heavy. Any ideas of what is ideal? I am thinking that is a lot of extra weight in the bow and affecting sail performance.

Getting ready to put my "FREE" 1974 Ericson 35 into the shop for refit. The boat is in really good shape for it's age but I have elected to go through every system. This boat was used primarily for racing but will now be reconfigured for cruising. My question is the back stay mount. All the...

I'm trying to locate a timing chain cover for my 1978 E35 deisel Universal model #5424. If you have any ideas let me know. Eric the Red Finding the part (Gear Cover) unavailable, my mechanic had an outfit sandblast clean and weld new material on to the casting, them machining it back to...

After losing my anchor and chain last fall, I'm looking for 50' of 5/16th HT chain, and am trying to get a better price than the WM $4.25 a foot. Most of the stuff I am seeing sold on eBay comes from China. One seller claims that almost all chain is sourced from China these days, and that...

Greetings all, This is my first post as a new member. I have been looking at a 1970 Ericson 26' for purchase. My sailing experience dates from a long time ago and was not very substantial at that. The boat in question has a slightly wiggly chain plate. It is the most aft plate in a set of...

Anyone know where the best price for anchor chain might be? Need 150 feet of 5/16 G 40 for a Lewmar Pro 1000.

I have a customer with a 34T that keeps getting cracks in the deck at the upper chain plate base. I don't know if we need more room between the "knee" of the plate or no space at all. Another thought is that we need something different than balsa core in that area. Maybe plywood or a hard piece...

What is imbedded in the glass for chainplates? stainless? marine ply? Has anyone found degraded material within and tackled the repair? any thoughts? thanks

Hello to all! I am about to make an offer on an E29...I think.:egrin: How much of a problem are the chainplates glassed in? Do any E29 owners have a particular view on this? This boat's history is all freshwater. Thanks, Sproption.

My e35-II bow chain plate failed this weekend (in light air therefore spar still up - lucky). Does any one know where I can purchase a replacement bow chain plate? Is it interchangeable with e35-III?

While pulling my pedestal for repairs I lost half the master link from my chain to the bilge abis. In measuring the chain & sprocket .. the chain link measures 5/8"and between the sprocket teeth looks like 3/4". Edson talks about 5/8" #50 chain for their pedestals. Being a chain idiot .. I'm...

Chain Plate Failure Hi All, This photo was sent to me by a friend yesterday. The story is they were tuning the rig when it failed. Tt seems pretty tough to pre-inspect, to prevent a failure like that one, with out a full removal on a design like this..? Does anyone know a source for...

This February marked my first full year ownership of a beautiful Ericson 30+, a true joy to own and sail. Over the summer I had been getting a trickle of water occasionally running down one of the stainless steel rods connected to the chain plate pad eyes. In attempting to remove the pad eyes...

Hi, We recently purchased a pretty beat up 1972 E27. We know that there is water getting into the deck and seeping down into the cabin at the chainplates. The not so reputable inspector thought the chainplates looked OK but upon my husband's closer inspection they look like they have some...

Hi guys. New owner and new to the forums.:egrin: Although I've sailed and raced for many years, I am now the proud owner of my first boat, a '69 Ericson26'. Let's just say the price was right and it came with a trailer that's in great shape. The boat is in astonishingly good shape in some...

The chain plates on the E 27 are fiberglassed (incased) on the inside of the boats hull. Since these plates are SS, I am concerned about the lack of Oxygen creating a corrosive condition resulting in failure of the chainplates. On inspection of my 34 year old E27 the condition looks good...

I just bought a 30+ and the surveyor located one area around the pump out deck plate/port stanchon bases that had some moisture. I wondered if anyone done any repair/rebedding on a 30+ in this particular area and had any hints before I start the work next week. I will need to remove the deck...

I was sailing on lake Ontario this past weekend in a 30 mile single handed race in a monster wind -25 to 30 knots true. The race was all downwind and early on I had an accidental jibe and crashed on a huge following wave. I was amazed given the conditions that the rig stayed up. At the end...

Hello to all I'm looking to buy a 2 foot piece of 50 S.S. roller bearing chain to replace the one that I broke last weekend off of Alcatraz Island...that was fun, got to break out the tiller and all, but a 39 Ericson is a hand full..:egrin: My cell is 530-227-3416 or email me at...

Does anyone know the specs for the steering chain and cable on an E-35? ie: what size sprocket chain, how many feet, how many fet of cable on each end of that. I want to put a fresh made up set away for emergency replacement. I could take the whole thing out and have it duplicated, but I'm...

This weekend, I’m going to re-bed the anchor chain locker in my E26. I assume that the locker has a flange which is screwed into the recess in the deck. I’m pretty sure I have access to the back “wall” of the anchor chain locker through an access port that’s been installed in the teak bulkhead...

I'm putting in a mooring, and discovering that by far the most expensive part of a mooring is the bottom chain. :( 400# mushroom anchor - $320 35' of 1/2" galv top chain - $100 Buoy, pennant, pickup float, shackles, etc - $250 35' of 1" bottom chain - [/b]$700[/b] :boohoo: Ouch...

I am looking at purchasing a '74 E25. The owner has indicated that the bulkhead around the chain plates has received water penetration. He has re-enforced the bulkhead. Two questions: Is this chain plate/bulkhead connection structural? If so, does this fix look solid?

As other E27 owners have posted here I am receiving a considerable amount of topside water entering the cabin via the chain plates. For those not familiar with the E27 there are 3 chain plates on each side of the boat. Each chain plate has a stainless steel trim plate (perhaps 3 inches long by 1...

I am considering buying an Ericson 27. We are considering a 1971 Ercison 27; however, it had a problem with chain plates and was demasted a few years back. As well, there were blisters on the botton side of the hull. We are also considering a 1974 Ericson 27 which has no signs of either of...

The Port chain plate on E23's are fastened to a wood ply bulkhead. The Starboard one is bolted to a thick fiberglass protrusion and appears much more substantial than the Port one. I have been worried about this for some time and now that I have shoveled the snow off the deck and gotten back...

On e 35 II's there is a small chain plate in line with the mast (port and starboard) right next to the cabin house. Dose anybody know what this is for? Thanks Phil

Thought that some of you guys on the forum might want to know that I had a chain plate fracture just before the start of a race on 4/21/01. It was the port side upper on my E27, and the top of the mast sagged off something awful before we got the sails down and, using the main halyard, got the...