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It was actually relatively painless. Now I just hope the soft aluminum is rigid enough to not lead to any leaks at the rubber gaskets ... the cabin sides are not completely flat and some flex should actually help the ports conform to the curvature so it's probably a non-issue. The ports are...

I have a hoist available that can put my boat on a trailer without unstepping the mast. Has anyone installed a lifting eye so that slings don't have to be used? If so, how. Most boats that I've seen thread on to a keel bolt, but this can't be done on an E-23. The other hoist in our marina...

Does anyone know where to get the rubber strip that fills the channel on a fixed port? The red arrow points to the channel. Thanks.

I saw a picture on the web of what was labeled an E35-3, but with what appeared to be a rectangular port (or maybe two) where the trapezoidal fixed ports normally are. Does anyone know if Ericson built some like this? Or would it be an owner mod? It looked pretty good - not klugey at all...

I am in the process of replacing the "glass" in the fixed windows on my Ericson 38. I have the windows out of the boat. Now I want to take the split frames apart. This is where I am running into difficulties. I am having trouble getting the frames apart. Any advice on what has worked for...

Captain glass (who did the spar refinishing) modified the cut-outs in the coaming so the genoa sheets now run free from the footblocks to the winches. What a difference that has made !! Sheeting in is a breeze and letting it out is super smooth, not a death defying sudden release...

Hi First post as I just bought an Ericson 23 2 days ago! Nice little boat from 1970. The problemI have is that the boat does not come with a trailer or a cradle. I do have access to a crane at my local Marina, and they can move cradles around the yard, but I need to build the cradle first...

To one and all : any sources available for replacment fixed cabin side windows ? Many thanks in advance Ted Cucas Oxford , Md. 21654 E-mail :tabc@starband.net

I am looking for a trailer (rent or buy) to bring our E23 from Ventura, CA to Olympia, WA... If you are anywhere on West Coast, if you have a trailer I an rent I can pick it up and return it to you. Even if I have to pick up the trailer in San Diego... Drive to Washington with the boat and...

If anyone has a pair of small fixed portlights for the 1970s Ericsons sitting around in decent shape (overall size 14"x6") please let me know. I just rebuilt the sliders and they still leak. The closest size I can currently find is the Lewmar size 1 which will require me to enlarge the holes...

Okay, this very much puzzles me. I bought Nereus last fall and am fixing her up. I ordered 4 new Lewmar portlights (2 each 4L & 4R) since the current ones leaked like a sieve and looked hopeless to rebuild. I popped in the p/s foreward ones today. The cutout openings for the rear ones are...

First of all I must admit to being an idiot and overlooking this to begin with..... The steering in my E38 has had a groaning noise since I got it, getting progressively louder too. I had searched in vain for the problem. Had heard tale of a grease fitting but couldn't find it. This weekend...

Based on existing threads, I thought fixed port reglazing would be relatively easy. Removed the four fixed ports on our 1989 E34 and took them to Olympia Glass to replace the Lexan with laminated glass. Picked up the windows a week later and they were way oversize for the openings. Took them...

My wife was wondering why our head is so noisy in the new Ericson compared to the old Pearson. I explained that it was because the head inlet shares a through hull with the vanity outlet. After looking at it I came up with a solution. I simply screwed on a 1" PVC gate valve to the bottom of...

A year ago I had to postpone this project due to a catastrophic knee injurry. Well, the MCL is better than new, the ACL has been replaced, the cartilage trimmed, I'm rehabbed and got onto finally doing the project. The two fixed ports on the port side are out, the frames are apart, the glass...

Fantastic website! I am replacing the "crazed glass". It is necessary to seperate the top and bottom halves of the frame. The two halves are held together by detents swaged into a plastic piece that holds the halves together. I can drill the detents out and seperate the halves. Before I...

1 inch shaft bore, 16 X 12 RH prop. This was on my E-38. Correct pitch for this boat should be closer to 16 X 10.5 or 11, but this prop could be repitched. I am using a 2 blade fixed prop now and am in the process of getting a feathering prop. I can ship this guy at your expense. Its in fine...

[FONT=Tahoma]You got it, they are leaking. Pac Seacraft doesn't carry the gaskets. Who does? Would it be OK to use the existing gaskets augmented with some 3M goop of some kind? Is there some way to seal them without removing the port frame from the deckhouse, splitting the frame and...

Fixed Portlight replacement, The four fixed ports are in need of repair or replacement. Has anyone found a good match for the orginals? I have contacted Pacific Sea Craft, Lewmar, Bomar, Minny's & Select Plastics. Pacific Sea Craft mentioned Mark's Plastics. Still waiting for replies from the...

I'm looking for a fixed original port to replace the sliding port in the head of my E-29.

1977 E-25 fixed keel for sale. Merc 9.9, Roller Furling, CD, Two Batteries, Depth Finder, Custom Cockpit Table. Located in Long Beach, CA. $3,000. Contact Phil Long (925) 828-6085 or (510) 455-1716 or e-mail pdlong@sbcglobal.net Do not reply to Jeff Asbury Please Contact Phil Long at...

My E-28 (1988) has four fixed windows. One leaks, and the other three are watertight. What is the recommended "fix" for a leak from this type of window? (There is a screwed on aluminum frame on the interior.)

Sometime back someone wrote that they had the lens in some fixed ports replaced by a company called Select Plastics. Does anyone have a contact telephome number or e-mail address for this company?

Recently, Select Plastics installed new plastic in my fixed ports. I now need to install the ports in my 1988 E32-200. I have been told to use Boat Life Sealer and to try to keep the exterior frames a fraction of an inch off the fiberglass until the sealer sets up, then tighten the frames...

Anyone know of a source for the seals on the fixed ports on a 1989 Ericson 34?