bluewater

By offshore, I mean, would you take your current Ericson to the South Pacific, for example? As I approach the one year mark in my search for a boat, I am considering widening my search in several ways, or at least more seriously than I have been. This means increasing my budget (from my current...

Hi everyone, I'm looking at a 1984 E35-3 for sale and I would appreciate any insight into desirable features for cruising from SF to Mexico to Panama and additional cost therein. The current owner has 90% completed many additions for the boat for the Transpac, but health forces sale, and I...

New to this group but getting very close to buying a 1982 Ericson 38 with the intention of doing some ocean cruising (South Pacific to Australia in mind). Ive been reading a lot about cruising in this boat and a lot of people say they would not. Does anyone have any experience or any opinions...

Is the E35-3 generally considered strong enough for offshore cruising? Primary area would be the Gulf of Mexico and possibly the Carribean.