Ericson 23

[Scott Wall]

Hello everyone out there. I am interested in purchasing an ER23MI (1968)
The boat looks like she's in pretty good shape yet I do not know anything about these little yachts.
I live in San Francisco and it's windy here so I am wondering if this is a tough little boat.

Thanks!
Scott Wall

[sleather]

Hey Scott, Welcome aboard! :egrin:

What you're looking at is a MKI, the early version. From what I've heard the MKI is a very tough boat. You may want to contact a current owner as there are 14 registered here.

Owners & Projects (above) >>>Owners/Yacht Registery>>>Ericson 23-1........most owners have contact information, e-mail addressses.

Good Luck w/ your search.

[ChrisS]

Sail magazine has a nice writeup of the 23--John Kretschmer gives the boat (and the Ericson brand in general) high marks.

http://www.sailingmagazine.net/ubn_0207.html

[Scott Wall]

Hey thanks guys,
The boat looks like it's been cared for over the years. I'm an experienced sailor in the bay area however, I'm not familiar with the older Ericsons...
I appreciate your comments!

Cheers,
Scott

[sleather]

Scott, An easy thing to miss in the reveiw is that the MK1 has a shorter aspect ratio sail plan(shorter mast) as compaired to the MK2. That would be an added benifit when sailing the bay area. The MK2 is a tad-bit tender.