Recent content by wtlnsteve

Yep, have spoken to the broker and seen the boat. Very nicely done. Steve

41 Ericson You are probably correct, the boat does have beautiful lines and I'm trying to make it work for us living in the South and wanting to cruies the islands however, presents a problem with 1.86 meters of draft.

Encapsulated keel I'm considering an Ericson 41 and was wondering if there is anyway to shorten the 6' of draft. I've spoken to the folks in Canada but they have no clue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Steve

15 centemeters from the bottom edge of the keel. You say its a rod like weight can you tell how wide it is looking from the side of the keel? Looking from the bow how wide would you say it is?

41 ericson keel So you think the lead balist goes all the way to the bottom of the keel? I would have thought that the design would have allowed for accidental grounding and built up the bottom of the keel in an effort to protect the balist? Where is the boat located? Any help would be...

Keel 41 Ericson Does anyone know just how deep the balist goes inside the encapsulated keel?

I'm considering an Ericson 41 for Florida Coastal and Carribean cruising. The boat has an encapsulated 6' keel a bit long for my intended use. I've contacted Mars Metal in Canada to see if I can get some info on adding a bulb to take about 1' off the keel. My questing to the owners is, the...

I'm considering a 1969 Ericson 41. I;ve been doing a lot of research on the boot and unserstand that the keel is 6' father deep for the Bahama cruising we'd like to do and thought about the Mars Metal company in Canada designing a bulb for the keel. In further investigation I found that the...