mark001
Junior Member
Hi,
I am new to yachting and have just placed an offer on an Ericson 36 (1981)
which is to be mainly a liveaboard and some coastal cruising as I
learn and improve my sailiing skills - then maybe more extensive cruising.
I am in Queensland, Australia and the boat is on a hard stand 5 hours
from where I live. I have had a survey done and there are some issues found - as with any old boat.
My two main concerns are some small blisters and tabbing that has come away from the hull.
I have read Bengt Blomberg's book and David Pascoe's article on blisterng and am now familiar with blisters, saturation, delamination, hydrolysis etc.
I think the blistering is acceptable (max size is 15mm) and plan to just break the heads to confirm and sand back prior to anti-foul.
The tabbing has come away from the hull at:
- anchor locker
- under the starboard settee
- aft cabin hanging locker
- both end of aft cabin bed
The tabbing is coming away from the hull at:
- V-berth bulkhead under the bunk
- fore and aft edge of double bed
- behind galley drawers
The starboard hanging locker bulkhead has a soft spot and some water stains above V-berth
The surveyor described it as "the worst case of delaminating fiberglass tabbing I have seen".
Is this a deal breaker?
The surveyor did also say that this was fixable and that I could do most of the prep work myself and that the vessel still represents good value.
Does anyone have experience repairing tabbing that has come away from the hull.
I do like the look and feel of the yacht and am quite excited by it.
I am new to yachting and have just placed an offer on an Ericson 36 (1981)
which is to be mainly a liveaboard and some coastal cruising as I
learn and improve my sailiing skills - then maybe more extensive cruising.
I am in Queensland, Australia and the boat is on a hard stand 5 hours
from where I live. I have had a survey done and there are some issues found - as with any old boat.
My two main concerns are some small blisters and tabbing that has come away from the hull.
I have read Bengt Blomberg's book and David Pascoe's article on blisterng and am now familiar with blisters, saturation, delamination, hydrolysis etc.
I think the blistering is acceptable (max size is 15mm) and plan to just break the heads to confirm and sand back prior to anti-foul.
The tabbing has come away from the hull at:
- anchor locker
- under the starboard settee
- aft cabin hanging locker
- both end of aft cabin bed
The tabbing is coming away from the hull at:
- V-berth bulkhead under the bunk
- fore and aft edge of double bed
- behind galley drawers
The starboard hanging locker bulkhead has a soft spot and some water stains above V-berth
The surveyor described it as "the worst case of delaminating fiberglass tabbing I have seen".
Is this a deal breaker?
The surveyor did also say that this was fixable and that I could do most of the prep work myself and that the vessel still represents good value.
Does anyone have experience repairing tabbing that has come away from the hull.
I do like the look and feel of the yacht and am quite excited by it.