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Just took our boat to San Diego from Olympia. Realized I really should get a back up stay in the event of a failure, despite brand new rigging. Has anyone rigged up a t-ball (t-ring with a length of the new high tech, low stretch rigging that would be equal to the largest stay (9/32 or 5/16) to...

Getting ready to put my "FREE" 1974 Ericson 35 into the shop for refit. The boat is in really good shape for it's age but I have elected to go through every system. This boat was used primarily for racing but will now be reconfigured for cruising. My question is the back stay mount. All the...

Broken headstay :esad:By this time tomorrow I will have talked to many experts and will eventually write a book on this subject, but for now I am dumbfounded and need help on what to do about the broken headstay on my 1987 e26 (fractional rig).<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =...

I have looked at the attached pic many times, but I recently noticed that she is flying a stay sail along with the jib. I was wondering if any E35-2 owners use a stay sail and what - if any - special rigging you have to manage this addition to the sail plan. Thanks! Elwyn

I've had such a horrible time dealing with OnlineMarine that I feel compelled to warn others here not to use them. I ordered a TP10 tiller pilot and PRE120 extension bar a month ago, with OVERNIGHT shipping and it arrived in TWO days, and they didn't include the extension bar. They never let...

I have an '88 E34 (M25xp engine) with an annoying throttle problem. It won'y stay where you put it. Rather, it slowly goes back to low rpms on it's own. You can see the throttle lever moving. I took a quick look at the cable mounting on the engine but didn't see anything for setting throttle...