renovation

Cabin interior It's Spring 2020 in Chicago. Covid has closed everything down. I'm working remotely so I have the time to work on my boat. Where to start. The marina said that the engine is in good shape since they have been taking care of it since the previous owner abandoned it in 2016. They...

My blog will show the rehabbing of Oasis to Fashion Show a 1974 Ericson 32. The work was begun the spring of 2020 and was completed the Spring of 2022. I will break the work done in 3 forms. The first will be pictures of the condition of the boat when I purchased in the winter (offseason) of...

So here’s a work in progress blog post for week one of this haul out. We're at Canoe Cove Marina outside Sidney, BC. Work is being managed by Blackline Marine and done by Blackline, Raven Marine, and UK Sails Sidney (and us). The morning after checking in we got started pulling sails and...

Hi all, I recently got my hands on a 1976 Ericson 23. I’m really excited to get some projects going on the thing. I have some general questions before I get started and would really appreciate some feedback. To begin, what kind of wood is in the interior? I’m not totally sure if it’s teak or...

In early December of 2021 we hauled out our ‘72 E27 at Eddie’s Marine in Wilmington, California. Work performed by me: Replacement of gate valves with Forespar 93 Series seacocks. Installation of seawater strainer. Re-packing of stuffing box. Re-greasing/shimming of rudder post. Work performed...

Short update on the multi-year “on the Water” restoration of my E33RH. Recent work over last few months included: 1) exterior wood refinish, includes striping down to bare wood , sealing and applying 6 -8 coats of varnish ( hatch , tiller and handrails). 2 ) replacement of zippers pulls on...

I have bled, my toe may be broken, I am probably broke and repairing the teak companionway hatch has been a form of torture. I still haven’t started on the varnish yet! But first, the portlight. I removed the forward portlight on the port side after spending what must have been weeks worried...

The warmth of the sun finally appeared and motivated me to choose a project to tackle. I have been pretty overwhelmed with all of the competing projects I need to start, so anything would have been a good choice, but I went with deck cleaning and leak investigation. But first, a quick update...

So continuing on last entry, here is a bit of a collection of imagery from the still-not-completed transom. I won't storyboard this one so much, but there are some interesting facets to cover -- one of the annoying construction details of the Ericson 29 is back upper edge of the transom...

But I really hate climbing over the side of boats from the dock. I’m sitting here at the lake, writing this from my Macgregor 26s, waiting for the wife and slip neighbors to get up before we go sail to one of the coves and raft up for the night. When we got to the boat last night, she started...

Here lies the first blog entry for my 1973 E29. I am so full of optimism about this boat, that I seem to be undeterred by the book of issues that come from its old age. A couple of friends have known the boat for 10 years and tell me that the 2 previous owners did not sail it very often. Sigh...

I guess it's time to introduce "No Problem," the ~1971 Ericson 29 Tall (double spreader model with inboard lowers) hull #8 I picked up two years ago and began to re(build)fit. There will be quite a few chapters in this blog due to the sheer volume of work going into her. I want to preface...