stability

Hello All, I'm new to these forums, having recently purchased a 1982 shoal draft E38 from forum member John Butler. Among other modifications I'm considering is adding Mars Metals (MM) "stability bulbs" to the foot of the keel. I have contacted MM for their recommendations, as I'm sure they...

I am looking at buying a sailboat. I would consider myself a beginner but moving past this stage quickly. I have a slip reserved for a 35' so I want to go at least that big. My plan is to sail around the Charleston Harbor for a year or more. Perhaps little trips up and down the right coast and...

I know they didn't really do this back then, but has anyone worked out the stability curves and righting angles for the various Ericson models? I understand that there was a big change in the 80's. Thanks DaveH