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I'm a total newbie to sailing although I did serve for 4 years in the US Navy on destroyers. I have taken the ASA101 course and now I have the "bug" really bad. There is a 1976 27' Ericson Sloop for sale in my area that looks perfect for my "first boat" needs. All sails new in 2005, paint and...

Help!! We have a 24" horizontal crack in the fiberglass fairing on both sides of the keel; about 18" below the hull. The crack is running aft to forward. We ground and faired it out and launched after 5 month on the hard. We are taking water on seeping through limber holes on both sides of...

My Ericson 38 200 has the following alarming characteristic that I have had to deal with at least once in every one of the 4 seasons I have owned the boat. When I sail my boat in more than 15 knots of breeze, and the boat is heeled at greater than (as a guess) 40 degrees or so, it fills up with...

hi, people, i know ive been asking you alot of questions about my stuck halyard. its the main sail one....i had a cherry picker man to take me up there but he backed out, so i went to west marine, their suggestion was to tie one side of the boat to the dock, with dock line...walk around to...

I've just acquired a 1973 E27. There is a crack in the ceiling on the starboard side in two places. On the outside of the head and on the inside of the head - two separate supports for the deck. Attached are photos showing the water stains dripping on either side of the wall between the...