Recent content by shawnkelly

CWM, That E27 is beautiful! I paid 2500 for my old one and it was drydocked with bad blistering. I do need to wait until something comes by, It may be that Ericson 30 one day. Thanks Gary, I will contact your brother to see if he'll meet me there. I've just got to give it some time.

Yes, I'll wait till the right deal comes by. I didn't really mean that it was out of my price range, but that particular one was too much work for the wrong price. If I could have gotten a better deal, I think you know I'd jump on it. I'll try not to be so anxious from now on. Thanks guys, for...

Got up the nerve to ask him about the Ericson I called him today, talked for a little while, offered him 1000 cash. He said he wouldn't go lower than 2000. Its out of my price range. So, if anyone is interested in it, its located in Yankeetown Florida(on the gulf side) and his number is...

change of plans Okay, after listening to all of your opinions, I've come to this decision. I'm gonna forget about the Ericson(kind-of). I may tell the owner that if he doesn't find a buyer, he should call me and I'll make him an offer. I can't really see spending over 500 for something...

I think the mast was straight, it was probably my cheap camera. I think I'm gonna go back there this weekend and go thru the boat again and hopefully the owner will be there this time. He seemed to think that if I had a kicker, I could take it in the Gulf and sail it wherever I wanted. Maybe...

I've done a little research on the Pearson, I called the owner and he told me it is a 68' Pearson Triton 30'. But the only triton I found where 28's. So I guess thats what it really is. I think the guy whos selling it is a broker so maybe he doesn't know exactly what hes got. I haven't got up...

I'll sit down and talk to my wife again tonight, If we still agree on this huge project, I'll make my offer to this guy. If he accepts, you guys will have a step by step, photographed restoration of a '67 E-30. If not, I'll just keep looking. Speaking of that, I found a 30' Pearson for 1500...

Rob, Yeah theres ALOT of work to do on this. Theres no telling whats hiding (or sleeping) behind all that surface damage. But, I still wouldn't mind a project. In the end, I would at least know everything about this boat, inside and out. It really looks like I'll need to strip every piece of...

I went and looked at it...I want to see if I can offer him 1500 cash for it. I hope I don't offend him, It doesn't seem to be worth any more than that. It has alot of interior wood damage from a bilge pump mishap. I'd say that its confined to about a foot from the bottom. Theres some soft spots...

Thanks for the pictures, they're fueling my desire to get this one. Ever since I moved away from Bellingham and my E-27, I've been longing to get back on the water. I wonder why Saturday feels like a month away. I'll post pics as soon as I get home, I'll be interested in your feedback.

The boat I'm going to look is here in Fl. where I live. My old sailboat is in WA. It was an E-27, which made me an Ericson Lover. That and the price of this '67 are the reason why I'm so interested.

Hello all, I've found a 1967 E-30 for $3000 OBO. I'm going to look at it this Saturday. What areas do you think I should look at to determine if its worth getting a survey? Are there any inherit problems with this design? The owners' willing to work with me on purchasing it. Its has some rain...