The Creamy Pint
Member I
I have hull 53 ! Send me any photos you have of youre boats.
Christine,
Just idle curiosity, but is there any special reason that the engine is not mounted in the well?
LB
Just idle curiosity, but is there any special reason that the engine is not mounted in the well?
LB
The Creamy Pint
Member I
I need to scan a photo of mine. I love my little Ericson. I don't have my engine mounted in the well, either.
The hatch wouldn't quite close over the outboard I had, so I put a raised grating over the well. Now I keep my stern anchor and some water jugs there.
Also, the well is directly over the rudder, so if you have a long shaft you won't be able to use the well.
The hatch wouldn't quite close over the outboard I had, so I put a raised grating over the well. Now I keep my stern anchor and some water jugs there.
Also, the well is directly over the rudder, so if you have a long shaft you won't be able to use the well.
motor
yes, it didn't fit into the well. Since, I've sealed the well and use it for gas storage. Someone had built up the hatch cover, but I had it put back to it's original size. I do have a large motor. when it dies, I'll buy a smaller horse power, but it came with the boat, and I'm broke, so that's what it's keeping.
yes, it didn't fit into the well. Since, I've sealed the well and use it for gas storage. Someone had built up the hatch cover, but I had it put back to it's original size. I do have a large motor. when it dies, I'll buy a smaller horse power, but it came with the boat, and I'm broke, so that's what it's keeping.
The motor bulk/size problem must be due to the larger housing over the power head on the modern four strokes. A friend of mine used an older Evenrude 15 in that factory well on his 26 Mk1 with no apparent difficulty.
Personally, I would try a 7 or 8 hp four stroke in the well, and (if needed) do some glass work on that well, mounting, and lid before I would go to a motor mounted way out astern on a bracket. But then, I never met a boat engineering problem I didn't like.... Well, not too many, anyway.
When all is said and done, "everything's a compromise."
LB
Personally, I would try a 7 or 8 hp four stroke in the well, and (if needed) do some glass work on that well, mounting, and lid before I would go to a motor mounted way out astern on a bracket. But then, I never met a boat engineering problem I didn't like.... Well, not too many, anyway.
When all is said and done, "everything's a compromise."
LB
great help.
Thank you everyone for your help.
I'm off to Florida to visit my parents and hope to cruise the sea shore for new boat stuff.
I've joined PHRF, but they still need to come out and measure. Wow, 250 rating. That's high. I've been rated at 223 from the guys at the club, for beer can racing. I'll kick ass with 250.
Many of the guys are afraid of a woman at the helm. Maybe that's why they gave me that rating.
Take care,
Thanks.
Christine
Thank you everyone for your help.
I'm off to Florida to visit my parents and hope to cruise the sea shore for new boat stuff.
I've joined PHRF, but they still need to come out and measure. Wow, 250 rating. That's high. I've been rated at 223 from the guys at the club, for beer can racing. I'll kick ass with 250.
Many of the guys are afraid of a woman at the helm. Maybe that's why they gave me that rating.
Take care,
Thanks.
Christine
A guess, but....
250 ish is my guess-the newer 26's are in the 230 area, and you will have to remind them how different your boat is from the 80's vintage 25+/26's. The IB 25+ is 219, the old style 25 is 234, and your boat is slower than those by a good bit. Compare WL length, sail area and displacements and you will see.
The fastest I could imagine is 244, but I would give someone new to racing and the boat a 250 without hesitation. The Pearson 26 is also about 219, but it is similar in vintage to the 1970's 25's. The old Pearsson Commander is 249, which I think is a pretty good point of reference..
Having said that, on a 5 mile race, 12 seconds a mile is only 1 minute-which you can lose in a bad tack or a single missed shift. Considering you will act on 3-4 shifts on a given beat, I don't worry too much if my rating is 12 seconds worse than I would hope for. It doesn't take much to pick up a minute on the average PHRF fleet..
Good luck!
250 ish is my guess-the newer 26's are in the 230 area, and you will have to remind them how different your boat is from the 80's vintage 25+/26's. The IB 25+ is 219, the old style 25 is 234, and your boat is slower than those by a good bit. Compare WL length, sail area and displacements and you will see.
The fastest I could imagine is 244, but I would give someone new to racing and the boat a 250 without hesitation. The Pearson 26 is also about 219, but it is similar in vintage to the 1970's 25's. The old Pearsson Commander is 249, which I think is a pretty good point of reference..
Having said that, on a 5 mile race, 12 seconds a mile is only 1 minute-which you can lose in a bad tack or a single missed shift. Considering you will act on 3-4 shifts on a given beat, I don't worry too much if my rating is 12 seconds worse than I would hope for. It doesn't take much to pick up a minute on the average PHRF fleet..
Good luck!