Ericson 27- "Joyful Too"

April

2011-04-12T20:40:00.000-04:00

The boats not in the water yet so my posts are in the shipyard blog

2011 Season

2011-01-10T06:46:00.000-05:00

Well 2011 is here and its time to plan the summer trip
no sure what yet but if i get the mast to step this year , a trip into the canal system would be fun

2010 is over

2010-10-29T14:52:00.000-04:00

Yes 2010 is over and the boat is out of the water for another season
The summer went fast and I only got one 3 day trip in but it sure was interesting
I hope my friends from NY enjoyed it
The all lines aft was great and it helped a lot by taking a large load off the arm
Im still working on some safety netting for the grandkids next year and some new toys on board would be nice but I still have not sold the Westerly and until that boat is gone all other projects are on hold

see you all next summer

A Long hot 2 weeks

2010-09-02T12:21:00.000-04:00

Its been a long hot 2 weeks but we did get in one 4 day trip to Westport, Button Bay and then back home.
The pics are posted on Facebook
One of the nice things about this run is that i got to see the new crown point bridge pylons being set into the lake
As the time passes It would be nice to see a timeline for the new bridge

Uwe

the curse is over

2010-06-16T19:54:00.002-04:00

Yes i can still catch a big fish

The long weekend

2010-06-02T07:12:00.001-04:00

Well all the old sailors showed up ,Joy also stayed over along with her friends

But there was no wind all three days , so we sat there like a cork.

first shakedown run

2010-05-23T21:07:00.002-04:00

We did our first run with the new boom and it worked fine . I had to tye off the footof the main sail with a strap because the new slugs for the sail had not arrived . Everything went well and im glad to be on the water again

in the water

2010-05-19T09:59:00.002-04:00

Sunday we put the boat in the water, and as usual I took control of the boat.

Yesterday I stepped the mast the old way because the master hinge pin did not line up properly and my flimsy gallows that i built for the mast did not look safe. This means that the mast step project will continue next fall because im not taking down the mast again for the adjustment.

Also the new pedestal guard that we installed now interferes with the shift linkage arm and throttle arm. The throttle arm has to be backed off and readjusted . This may sound easy but because of the cable location its not. The shift arm will have to be bent back about 20% to properly fit. This means heating and bending a 1`/2 inch ss rod ,not an easy function I may take it to my local machine shop and have them do it.I will post the final pics on the old shipyard

The Summer 2010 launch

2010-05-10T08:31:00.001-04:00

My birthday has always been the starting point of my summer and that is next week

Its still 40 degree out though COLD But im ready.

Uwe

more updates

2010-04-15T07:18:00.002-04:00

In the spring when you unpack the boat ,something always breaks, like the battery selector switch. Lucky I have a spare and while at it I also changed the blower circuit breaker switch, which never worked right after getting wet last year. The start of the mast step project is doing well. I do hope it works. see the old shipyard for pics. I also gave her a fresh bottom paint job with my last bit left over from last year. I'm impressed how long the paint lasts ,it doesn't dry out like most paints do so you can just add some thinner and all is fine again.

Things that are done

2010-04-09T10:05:00.002-04:00

The following are now done for this year

1 the windows are in

2 all lines aft is complete

3 the anchor locks are in

4 the new cleats are also on

5 the sail track is in

6the Edison pedestal hold is also done

7 we have a new Bimini and Dodger to install.

8 there is a new rebuild kit for the head to install.

All because the weather has been great

2010 upgrade plans

2009-12-06T19:17:00.002-05:00

new life lines

fresh coat of bottom paint

a design to self step the mast

new all lines aft hardware

service all winches(disassemble without loosing parts)

new port and starboard bow windows, Brass

Rope work for rear entry

Main sails sent out to be serviced

Get the electronics running right

redo the inside finish trim

re varnish all the upper deck wood

2009-12-06T16:04:00.000-05:00

Also some more cleanup for the 2010 season

Under Tow

2009-06-15T10:20:00.003-04:00

A sailboat rescues a motorboat

the Joy of it all

In the water

2009-06-09T11:55:00.006-04:00

We have been enjoying the weather and great sailing the past 2 weeks

this is a current photo of the boat. Note all the new upgrades

hatch upgrades

stern entry

New compass cover

Getting Wet for 2009

2009-05-27T12:31:00.001-04:00

The 2009 season is started

2009-05-17T07:16:00.002-04:00

Spring cleaning and updated to the boat are now complete and we launch today. I just hope it stoppes raining enough.
Please check out the workshop site to see this years upgrades, there are a lot, We are giong to be using the heavy HOOD sails this year only because they have not been used in 2 years and the other set needs some servicing.

Uwe