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Hello all, I’ve been a member for awhile but between being remote and perhaps not using the tools right, I’ve not discovered what I’ve searched for and haven’t posted. I’ll just cut to the chase: when I search on E39 (the site appears to use tags and keywords), I get nothing, like zero hits, or...

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Hello everyone! I'm brand new to the forum, and am currently in the market for a boat. We recently looked at an E39 that we really liked. Like all old boats, it's in need of a refit. I was hoping someone here could enlighten me on re-rig cost for it, or better yet, have rigging measurements I...

What finishes would you apply under this new berth? I'm planning on grinding down the old hull tabs and painting the hull. Paint on wood? Nothing on the wood? I have yet to ask my curmudgeonly boat shipwright.

Ugh. The years of accumulated slime and diesel from the leaking tank have turned into a type of tar that just won't come off. I cut the sole out yesterday and got to work cutting out the iron mast step and bulkheads. I spent a couple hours in there with a steamer and shop vac making no real...

I'm new here but I've been lurking for a few weeks already. I've already found a lot of valuable information and want to say thank you to everyone that puts up pictures and how-to's. My last sailboat was a MacGregor 19 powersailer and right now I'm feeling a tad overwhelmed but still managing...

Hi all- Can owners give me feedback on the Ericson 39? I am looking at one in San Carlos, Mexico that looks well-priced and equipped. Am particularly interested in the standing headroom and handling in an aggressive chop. I am looking to sail the Sea of Cortez. I'm an experienced coastal...

I have an E39 that I bought a year and a half ago and I'm suspicious of the play in the lower gudgeon. At the time that I bought it I had to re-install the rudder and just about everything else... but after getting the rudder on I noticed that it has enough play in it to clunk back and forth...

My E39 came with these. Is there a better way? It appears to be PVC pipe simply caulked in and sanded flush.

I've a spinnaker pole, deck mount hardware and two mast mounts on a track for sale. mount hardware s/s and like new. Pole has no marks or dings and is in very good shape.Located in Mamaroneck NY.

My rigger tells me that I need a bushing for one of my chainplate holes. Apparently the hole has elongated due to an improper size pin in its past. He suggested drilling it out round, it looks like 3/4" will suffice and then put in a bushing for a 5/8" pin. Questions: 1. What should the...

Me again. One of the forward bulkhead chainplates that attach to the lower spreader broke while it was at the riggers. It had been flagged by the eagle eyed surveyor as in need of a closer inspection. I didn't get the whole story, but it broke while it was getting cleaned up to be inspected...

Hello- I've looked at other E39 pics and don't see this chainplate fitting on their decks (the one mid thigh on my shadow.) It obviously ties to the aft bulkhead, but what does it do? Also, does the steel beam that runs under the bulkheads actually tab to the hull somewhere? I can only find...

On the very off chance that someone can take advantage of it ... As we are in the middle of selling our house and equipping Senta II for blue water we have no spare time at all, but if someone would like to pick up or arrange for pick-up of the table top it is a cargo-shift, no cost...

Can anyone tell me how to figure out the size of whisker pole I would need on my e-39. I was in a marine consignment store today and they have some at good prices, but I'm not sure what I need. I have a 110 and a 150 . thanks John

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...

My wife would dearly like to use the shower in our e-39 but I have been resisting it because it drains into the bilge. Has anyone found the best way to upgrade it so it pumps out through a seacock. What did the later boats do for thier shower? It's getting to the point where she wants another...

I'm trying to make a really good 3D drawing of an e-39 modified rudder and researching what makes a rudder work well in the conditions we experience with this boat. I plan to make a new rudder for my boat this spring and want to have the foam blanks cut on a CNC machine before I take it out of...

At anything-sailing.com there is an ericson 39 for sale for 22k...looks prety decent...

Hi Ericsons I'm wondering if anynoe has ever replaced the water tanks on an Ericson 39 before? I'm a little aprehensive the floor is a good inch thick, and I believe the floor take some of the transverse load of the hull? and have no idea how the tanks are mounted? Any tips hints or ideas...

saw this on Craigslist: http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/boa/1953924293.html

It is time to sell my Ericson 39 sloop. This is the flush deck model. I will be leaving the country on the 30th of july for 3 weeks. Back on 23 Aug. So there is no need to hurry this along - I just want to get you all thinking about it. You can see a photo of the boat at...

Looking To Buy A used Dodger for a E39. Really don't care about the condition of the Dodger need it for a template to replace the one the PO never sent to me....... Thanks Kent

I'm posting this for the owner. It is a project boat but seems solid. http://tinyurl.com/yaw4bp8 John Gleadle Shamwari e-39

Need to purchase a mast for an E39'. Boat didn't have one when we got it. I cant find any specs as to what the original size was. I only know it was a double spreader. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm dieing to sail her. Where should we begin looking. Florida...

Can anyone fill me in on the original masts found on the old E39' size ect. An where to start looking for one. Or do you have one for sale. Thnks.

Sold my E29 to move up to a bigger boat. Am considering an early 70's E39. Any advice on what to look for, be aware of, etc would be appreciated. When selling my E29, the surveyor said it was best boat he had seen for one that age (77)....that made up for the worse name for a boat -...

When I first measured it I was overjoyed because I thought it was a cruising spinnaker ... I had measured wrong. It is a symmetric spinnaker measuring 47' x 47' x 27' foot +/- a few inches. It is white, yellow and orange and I think the fabric is spotless. The cringles and surrounding fabric...

So I spent a solid 8 hour day with the surveyor today. A good six of them on the boat. So someone either talk me in or out of this thing. Things that I was pretty sure needed attention (now I know they do): Major Cleaning, Buffing & Waxing. Running and Standing Rigging. 12 Volt...

A short intro then some questions about an E39. My name is Jay, my wife and I have been living in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands for the last year and a half. I am a life long boater, although I have to admit to having grown up a power boater. I learned to sail about ten years on charters...

In preparation for some cruising, I have replaced the pushpit on my E39 with an arch, and I'm thinking that some E39 owner out there with a bent or otherwise janky pushpit could really use the one I have, since it is in excellent condition. It could use some cleaning and polishing, but I...

http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2009-04-06&dayid=254 This story is in the April 6 edition of 'Lectronic Latitude at the Latitude 38 site today. :esad: One less Ericson 39 in existence, but no loss of life. LB

I'm converting to tiller steering, so am selling the whole kit and caboodle - pedestal, wheel, binnacle compass, cables, blocks, rudder post quadrant. John 510-525-6200

I have a 4-bow bimini frame looking to go on an E39. Problem is the huge cockpit. Canvas guy says to cover the cockpit would make the boat look like a covered wagon, and would require a 5th bow. To all the E39 owners (or previous owners): Can you share any photos of your boat with your...

Hi all, Looking for the following items from an E39 or similar: - Dodger frame - Boarding ladder - Backstay adjuster or turnbuckle - Stove (propane only, please) - Refrigeration system for icebox - Anchor roller Call or email: dan at corendurance.com or 443-618-0708 thanks!

There is a 39 flush deck for sale in Mich. Here is the craigslist posting. Sounds like some potential for $14,000. http://detroit.craigslist.org/boa/755301993.html Stillwater Bellingham, WA

On the E39, there are two sets of very thick fittings for the shrouds that protrude (permanently) through the deck instead of chainplates. They are attached to (or part of) the "Lost In Space" looking metal structures inside the main cabin. (I say "Lost In Space" because it has large holes in...

I am repairing a fracture/crack in the aft section of the hull, starboard side, aft of the trailing edge of the keel about halfway to the waterline. The area that was ground out is about 18" top to bottom and 3" wide. The core was wet here and the inside layer of glass was fractured as well...

I just purchased a 1972 E39 flush deck. It's a project boat and needs a lot of attention. The boat has a single spreader, single aft lower and baby stay rig. It was apparently done at the factory (or when the boat was new). Rod rigged with Hood Gemini headfoil, but will replace with (probably)...

Today I was at the South Park Marina in South Seattle and saw two E39s on the hard. At least I think they're 39s. I couldn't get up to the transom to look for numbers, even if they had them. Yankee Girl is a project boat. The rig is up, but there are open ports and signs of years of neglect. Not...

Hi Fellow Ericsons I'm getting a knocking and grinding noise , around the rudder stock area on my 71 E39. But, only when in boat is at anchored or moored in rough weather? I have dived on the rudder and checked for any play where it attaches to the skeg (gugens) . Wondering if it could be in...

I just saw this listing on craigslist and thought someone might be interested; http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/boa/623201555.html

I don't know if this exists on any other boat, but... My E39 (1976 flush deck) has a sealed compartment where the companionway slider hatch slides into (like most sailboats). The problem is that rainwater also disappears into this recess, from either side of the hatch (opening is about 1/2 inch...

Hello, I am new user without a boat :esad: We are currently researching our options and we find E39 very appealing. We still have cca 1-2 years before purchasing the boat (unless bargain pops up). I've asked at rec.boat.cruising about peoples experiences with E39 to get some impartial ;)...

It has been running through my mind to change boats at some point in the next year or 2 and sell my E39. That really moves to the top of the list all those things I've been meaning to do. Any interests in a 39?

Anyone ever removed a fuel tank from an e-39? (1972 vintage) In absence of advice, any new (new to me anyways) curse words would be appreciated. I'm sure to need at least some of them.

Anyone here familiar with how the genoa track is attached to the toerail of a 39? Guy? My suspicion is that the toerail is just a piece of fiberglassed wood, and the track is held in place with big honkin' wood screws. With the liner in place inside the cabin, I cannot see any sign of through...

Anybody out there have a rigid vang on their E39 or E38? If so, I'd be interested to know what model & size & how you like it. Thanks! Dan

This spar came off my 1971 Ericson 39. I have completely redone my running rig, and replaced my original boom with a new Ballenger. :egrin: I will be leaving on a cruise soon, and would like to offer this refurbishable boom for free to a fellow Ericson owner who might put it to good use...

Check the current on-line Classifieds in Latitude 38. There is an E-39 and an E-38 listed. Happy shopping, Loren

Flush deck model, any condition. Thanks!

anyone know whats 'inside' this rudder? or who made them? have just sanded mine down and found some alarming cracks, and wonder whats inside and if i should be worried. thanks all! generally speaking, anyone have a manual for a 39 flushdeck, schematics, etc? would be eternally grateful for same.

Just getting into renovating a 1976 E39. Any ideas on where I can go for a new bow pulpit? If you have one you're looking to sell, you can also email me, danwalker4 at comcast.net

Just bought a basket case E39, and I'm looking for some used sails. Can anyone give me the IPEJ? Thanks,

Does anyone know the designed forestay diameter for the E39? We are replacing an existing older jib roller furling system that came with our boat. That unit, a Hyde, used a solid extruded aluminum rod with groove in place of a standard wire forestay. The new system will be a Profurl, but we need...

I am looking into repowering Traveler, and am currently gathering info requested by my marine diesel guru for pricing a new drivetrain. In order to properly spec the HP/tranny/prop combination, he is wondering what the Loaded Displacement is for the E39. I told him about the 19,500 lb spec...

We are interested in changing the prop on our 39B to a 3 blade feathering design. We have pretty much decided on the Kiwi Prop. They would like to know the transmission gear ratio, and I have no idea what it is. We have the original Perkins 4-108 combined with a Borg Warner transmission. I...

Hello : Wanting some advise on setting up my reefing. I have two reef points in the main, roller reefing on the headsail thats not a problem. The main is loose footed , has a outhaul on a track at the back of the boom controled from the front of the boom with a small winch. This works...

Hi Out There I've just purchased a 72 Ericson 39 . I'm having a bit of a time trying to find out exactly how many were built (147?) and to what year. Anybody who has any info on the E39 please drop me a line Thanks Magic