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There are two fairly large holes in my bildge from a missing bolt. I had a moment of fear, when I thought that there were some missing keel bolts, but from this old thread, it seems the holes are left over from eye bolts which were used to lift the keel in the construction of the boat...

I recently pulled what appear to be the original bronze through-hulls for the head and galley in my E25. Given their pinkish appearance, I know I must replace these 35 year old pieces of hardware. I've read many of the debates on this forum (and on others) about the advantages and disadvantages...

Hello All, Had the engine hoisted back in again only to find that the three holes I tried putting the lag screws in were completely stripped. I'm more than a little pissed right now as lag screws are a poor idea in the first place to hold the engine mounts down for a few reasons. Lag screws...

What are the holes for ? Ventilation ? Since the broker stood us up we didn't go aboard the E38 and we couldn't tell if they might serve some other purpose, like storage ? -Sven

Heres a dumb question. I am considering removing my mast mounted radar, going to a backstay self leveling unit. I am tired of the genoa and spinnaker halyards getting fouled in the mast mounted unit as well. What to do with the holes in the mast when I remove the mount? Do I have to do...

Am I missing something? There are lost of threads about internal halyards on this site. Am I missing something or are the only things involved. 1 drill holes for the halyards to leave the sheaves and enter the mast. Anti-chafing at hole. 2 a clear path down the mast for halyards 3...

Since direct replacements for the large portlights on older Ericsons do not seem to be available, has anyone glassed a material around the perimeter to fit something smaller? What material did you use, and how did you do the glass so it does not look shabby when you paint over it? My whole...

Hi There I have an e27 and will be enlarging the opening in my head to accept a slightly larger lewmar replacement portlight for my 70's vintage leaker. I want to buy a tool that will have other uses on the boat as well. My first thought was a jigsaw, but you cant really get a jigsaw into...

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...

argghhh! if it ain't one thing... during trailering last fall one spreader half apparently took a load (yes, I should have removed spreaders prior to trailering- sigh)- I have a nickel-sized ding where one corner of the aluminum spreader 'baseplate' (?) dug into the actual mast. My...

Hey there, probably not a good time to ask this question as the boat goes in the water in a couple of days and I really do not want to do anything about it anyway but......i had drilled a few holes 1/4 inch drill bit in the bottom of the keel to drain the water out of the sump/keel....i...

Hello all, That aft cabin can get pretty hot down here in the Caribbean. I've seen Ericsons that have dual port holes in the cockpit side of the cabin. Has anyone install port holes on the hull-side of the aft cabin on a boat approximately like a 38-200? Or can you refer me to articles...

Has anyone pulled out the shelf from the cockpit cubby holes? How did you get access? Gareth Freyja E35 #241 1972

My wife and I recently purchased a '73 E-29. We have done a little bit of cruising with it and plan to do a lot more in the coming years... We are eyeing every possible place to find some additional storage for clothes, gear, extra bottled water, dry goods, etc. We have looked at...