I'm looking for any advice on donating an Ericson 30 in the SF bay area. It's a 1969 in need of new bottom paint, some hopefully moderate work to get the Atomic four running again and just noticed rust in one of the shrouds. I'm now physically unable to do this work and dealing with family member health issues, and just plain aged out. I'm looking at sites online but have no idea where to turn to. I just want to pass this part of history on. Any ideas anyone? Thanks.
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Sorry to read about your family and age problems forcing you to give up on your boat. My sympathies. I’m an east coast sailor, Chesapeake Bay to be exact and here there is the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum which takes boats as donations to raise funds for the museum. I’d be surprised if there wasn’t something like that in the SF Bay Area but if there isn’t and you don’t mind loosing the tax deduction that would come with donating a boat to a charitable organization, then maybe offer the boat for sale on this site for the price of one dollar, to make it legal. It would be like donating (without the tax advantage) and it may go to someone (or someone who knows someone) that is interested in Ericsons but can’t afford the initial purchase. Just my two cents worth of advice.
great advice! I'll give it a try first! Thank you.
She's in slip c40 in Ballena Bay. Thank you!!
Wow.
Small world. We found our Olson 34 in Ballena Bay, in 1994, and trucked it up to Portland !