Recent content by Graham Young

Thanks Keith. I suppose we will need to go see them and get an idea in person regarding the sleeping quarters. It is a tough choice. The 29 is priced quite a bit higher (by about 6-7k US) than any other 29 I've found currently on the market. I'm guessing that some of that is due to the...

An unusable V berth would be a deal breaker for me. My partner and I are not big people by any stretch (she is actually quite tiny), but we need to be able to sleep comfortably.

Thanks for the welcome. My thought about clothes storage would be to take duffel bags and stuff them into the quarter berth for the clothes that don't need to be hung up in the locker. At this point, I don't really prefer a bigger boat:rolleyes:

Hi Frank. Thanks for the response. You mentioned the boat being short on storage. Would you say that is problematic for a couple with no kids cruising for say 1-2 weeks? Or is it a problem if your having more than 2 people aboard for a cruise? I know some of this is subjective as to how much...

Yes, I agree. I'm very intrigued by the 29 even though it is a fair bit older. As you say, it has been repowered and appears set-up well. You were mentioning earlier about the boats being quite different in rig geometry. I know the 30+ is a fractional and the 29 a masthead sloop. The keels...

Loren, Thank you for your response. As to your point about draft and racing, agreed. Just the same, I have no interest in racing whether my draft if 7 feet or 3 feet. Although fool's point about two sailboats headed in the same direction may cause me to oblige :) Here are the links to the...

No, I'm not interested in racing at all. At this point, most of my time would be day sailing with some weekend cruising. My hope is that in the not too distant future there may be some more extended cruising, i.e. 1-2 weeks at a time. While the day sailing does not require a shoal draft, the...

Yes. I'm looking at shoal draft models.

Hello, I am new to this forum and I am considering purchasing an Ericson. I'm looking at shallow draft versions of the Ericson 30 + and the Ericson 29. I'm hoping that owners of each model tell me the pros and cons of the boats and, if possible, a comparison of the two, what they would prefer...