Greetings all- so I am a yacht broker and I have a listing for an 1989 Ericson 34, and one of my prospective buyers found online that there was some reported issues with the grid systems in which stress cracks sometimes can be found in the areas around the base of the mast. Looking at my listing, and also just having been on another Ericson 34 recently, they both seem to have identical areas where the grid system is coated in grey as opposed to white bilgecote in the deeper areas of the bilge.
I'm assuming this was how they were built, or could it be signs of near identical repairs in this area? They greyness the color of the epoxy used to bond the grid system to the hull?
Below are 2 pics each of each of the 2 separate boats bilges. If there is an issue, how is best to tell?
I'm assuming this was how they were built, or could it be signs of near identical repairs in this area? They greyness the color of the epoxy used to bond the grid system to the hull?
Below are 2 pics each of each of the 2 separate boats bilges. If there is an issue, how is best to tell?