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I've searched around and haven't had any luck finding other discussions on this subject. The toggles on m E25 are 3 1/2 inches long and 1/8 inch thick. For some reason or another they have 5/16 inch pins. The tangs for the shrouds, on the other hand, have 3/8 inch pins. At any rate, like many...

I am not sure if this type of battery is common for boat usage, but did find the story interesting. The person posting the story seems to be comparing the failure to AGM batteries, but I am not at all sure that the technology is closely related. I know that there are a number of battery wizards...

:cool: Hi, My Eboat sufferred a serious failure 3 miles off of MDR yesterday when I heard the outboard rudder bumping around. I still had steering.But the lower bronze gudgeon which is permanently imbedded into "hardened epoxy" in the hull at bottom of transom had broken at the pivot point. The...

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...

After 17 seasons my Datamarine wind speed masthead unit failed, and I was informed that it was not repairable. I bought a Navman 3100 and it worked well for one season. The Navico folks were nice enough to replace first the display and then the mast head units when the system stopped working...

I'm doing a little research on a failure that I came across. Not an Ericson but hopefully worthy of discussion by this educated forum (a little suck up never hurts :Kissy:). Has anyone on this board ever experienced a catastrophic failure of their "traditional" stuffing box (wax impregnated...

As a proud owner of a 1983 30+ I have benefited greatly from the advice and information on this forum. I wanted to begin by thanking all contributors for helping me get to know my boat. Corsario is in great shape for her age and we have been restoring her and having a great time sailing...

Spotted this in Passagemaker and ordered one for Journey. Simple installation and should reduce the amount of time spent leaning over the stern checking for water flow. www.borelmfg.com

I finally got the nerve up to cut the lowest tip off the gas tank on RUMKIN my E29. I used a hacksaw to cut the welds and a bone saw to finish the cuts across the plate aluminum. It was necessary to remove about four inches of the deepest part to remove the tank from the boat. I am including...

As many are aware, the E-27, and some of it's close cousins (I think we're talking 25/26/28/29 here) have a very deep sump in the aft portion of the keel. This has been a topic of much speculation as a failure/worry item. Quite honestly, I think this has been hyped out of proportion with no...

As I am redoing the rigging on my 1979 Independence 31, I am wondering what the real life rigging failures people have experienced are. I view failures in two basic categories of: 1) those whose discovery is catastrophic via failure of the part in use and; 2) the more preferred method...

I just replaced the ignition switch on our 38-200 for the second time in two years. The symptom was the same each time, it was still connected while in the "off" position (i.e. fuel pump clicking and power leaving the switch, just like in the "on" position). Any thoughts for what might be...

My boat (1987) has Lewmar ports which open at predetermined positions. Several are wearing to the point that the detent stop don't want to hold. Is there a way to replace or repair the hinges? I emailed Lewmar but no answer so far.