maringirl76
New Member
Dear fellow sailors,
I just got an Ericson 30' circa 1968 from my father, who only had it for about a year. The boat is now in good shape (fresh bottom job, good sails and rigging, systems working..) except for the engine.
I would like to know what horse power outboard do I need to get in and out of the slip and the long narrow marina channel, and motor around if we get becalmed. I have good sails and hope to use them for most of the time. The boat would be used in the relatively calm waters of San Francisco Bay. I do know I need to get as long of a shaft as possible to keep the prop in the water.
I understand the ourboard is kinda a cop-out and not a great solution. So this is only a temporary thing to allow me to get some use out of the boat until I can get the inboard engine fixed properly.
Since the inboard engine is an Albin 022 also 1968, it is going to take quite a bit of work to get it running, or may be not be even possible to get to work. This is further complicated by the design and modifications of this particular Ericson, which makes the engine extremely hard to get at. So I am prepared to re-power the boat, but will have to take my time due to cost issues.
The current engine issue is that the transmission slips and will not transmit power to the engine. This only starts happening when the engine has been running for about 2 minutes and is warm. Problem is the engine and transmission share an oil pan and are very hard to get to. Also, since this engine is so old, that even if I got the transmission to work, I just would not trust it not to quit in the middle of the bay.
I have read the posts about outboards, and how you really should use your boat with an inboard if you at all can. In my case, most mechanics who hear even how old this thing is run away screaming. I think I have someone to do the work but I would have to modify my cockpit so they would actually be able to get at the transmission. At this point I would like to go ahead and get an outboard so I can actually get out of the marina.
Any advice would be appreciated.
I just got an Ericson 30' circa 1968 from my father, who only had it for about a year. The boat is now in good shape (fresh bottom job, good sails and rigging, systems working..) except for the engine.
I would like to know what horse power outboard do I need to get in and out of the slip and the long narrow marina channel, and motor around if we get becalmed. I have good sails and hope to use them for most of the time. The boat would be used in the relatively calm waters of San Francisco Bay. I do know I need to get as long of a shaft as possible to keep the prop in the water.
I understand the ourboard is kinda a cop-out and not a great solution. So this is only a temporary thing to allow me to get some use out of the boat until I can get the inboard engine fixed properly.
Since the inboard engine is an Albin 022 also 1968, it is going to take quite a bit of work to get it running, or may be not be even possible to get to work. This is further complicated by the design and modifications of this particular Ericson, which makes the engine extremely hard to get at. So I am prepared to re-power the boat, but will have to take my time due to cost issues.
The current engine issue is that the transmission slips and will not transmit power to the engine. This only starts happening when the engine has been running for about 2 minutes and is warm. Problem is the engine and transmission share an oil pan and are very hard to get to. Also, since this engine is so old, that even if I got the transmission to work, I just would not trust it not to quit in the middle of the bay.
I have read the posts about outboards, and how you really should use your boat with an inboard if you at all can. In my case, most mechanics who hear even how old this thing is run away screaming. I think I have someone to do the work but I would have to modify my cockpit so they would actually be able to get at the transmission. At this point I would like to go ahead and get an outboard so I can actually get out of the marina.
Any advice would be appreciated.