Here's something interesting...
We noticed that someone listed (on eBay) and then retracted an E35-2 for sale in Florida. The boat has had some modifications to it (shortened boom, and moved helm it appears)...see images below.
My question is this: What do these types of modifications do to the performance of the boat, and overall safety in operation (and I guess, re-sale value)? I know we have lots of Ericson former employees, engineers, etc here - so I'm wondering what you guys think about this...
What I'm interested in creating this thread is having a discussion to educate people away from making these kinds of modifications in the first place, and providing some practical advice to buyers who might run into these situations...
One word of caution, however - please don't bash the owner (as there is a story behind this - and he's not the one who did the mods) - what I'm seeking is a practical discussion on how these types of modifications affect the hull itself....
Anyone?
//sse
We noticed that someone listed (on eBay) and then retracted an E35-2 for sale in Florida. The boat has had some modifications to it (shortened boom, and moved helm it appears)...see images below.
My question is this: What do these types of modifications do to the performance of the boat, and overall safety in operation (and I guess, re-sale value)? I know we have lots of Ericson former employees, engineers, etc here - so I'm wondering what you guys think about this...
What I'm interested in creating this thread is having a discussion to educate people away from making these kinds of modifications in the first place, and providing some practical advice to buyers who might run into these situations...
One word of caution, however - please don't bash the owner (as there is a story behind this - and he's not the one who did the mods) - what I'm seeking is a practical discussion on how these types of modifications affect the hull itself....
Anyone?
//sse