mast base

Just starting to work through interior restoration items on my 1989 Ericson 34-2 refit. One area I’m trying to improve is the mast/compression post area where the mast meets the cabin sole. The original cover/trim piece appears to be missing and a previous owner installed a rough plywood cover...

Hey all, I have a 1969 35 MK 1. I've owned her for 4 years at this point, and throughout that time cracks have started creeping around the base of the deck step. They look uneven compression points, and I've evened out the rigging a few times but they keep creeping. I covered them with...

Does anyone know if the mast extends below the floorboards, roughly? In my (1998, Pacific-Seacraft-built) E34 there is something down there reaching toward the keel, but a rigger today told me it is not the mast tube but some part of the support system -- he said the mast stops at the aluminum...

I have never unstepped a sail boat before but some experienced friends are helping . We are using the clubs hoist to unstep the mast. A few questions for 26-2 owners who have done this before: Am I right to assume that the stainless steel plate at the foot of the mast will remain attached to...

Hi All, We recently received a free boat from a friend. It is an Ericson 29'. It has been idle for the past 5 years. She is out of the water getting an overhaul when i noticed the bottom of the mast. See the crack in the mast to boat connection. Is this something that needs to be immediately...

While removing the factory Base Plate for the deck stepped mast one of the bolts snapped. I got the other 3 out, but am unsure if they are just threaded into epoxy or if there is a nut or backing plate they go into? I am trying to drill the bolt, it is very hard so I think its stainless and use...

What is this cable for that runs from the step up to the partners on my E32-3?