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Ericson 27/28 Opinions?
On Jan 31, 9:07 pm, druid wrote:
Hi, As I said a while ago, I'm downsizing and looking for a boat under $20K CDN - hopefully under $10K purchase price so I'll have some bux to fix it up. I was looking at the Catalina 27, mainly because it's by far the the most common 27-footer around here, but... A poster on BCBoatnet (http://www.bcboatnet.org) suggested an Ericson, and I did a little looking. All of them are in the US, most East-coast (or at least not West Coast ), but some can be had for around $10K, and they look pretty good. I know the Ericson is better-built than the Catalina, and the poster says they're faster too (not sure about that...). So: opinions? stories? experiences? Noted a coincidence: I just looked at the thread here about the boat in the surf, and it sure looks like an Ericson 27/28! And I was impressed by it staying afloat and returning upright after the rollover. Tough boat! Oh: also, any idea how much it would cost to truck a 27ft sailboat from California to BC? druid I have been looking at lots of 20+ year old Catalina and Newport 27s before I bought mine, here my gut feeling for prices (around LA): For 10K, you should get a really nice, well equipped one thaat doesn't demand to spend another 10k on fixing things. A good one without major problems for 5k to 7k. 2 to 5k: Doable fixer's, if you like to do the work, below that: Beyond economical repair, but maybe still good for a few seasons. There will always be overpriced ones, but these are what I think the numbers for reasonable deals are. As for quality of craftsmanship, I haven't seen the Ericson, and find the Newports and Catalinas equally poorly / shoddy built (there is a reasaon why Halberg Rassys of the same vintage go for three times the price), but they are an unbeatable deal for the price. I wouldn't expect huge differences in quality within the cheap boat range, the condition of the individual boat you are looking at is much more important than the brand. (Btw., I would expect any plastic keel boat to return upright and stay afloat after a rollover, if the hatches are closed. And I would expect even a really good one in our price range to be ready for the land fill afterwards.) |
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Ericson 27/28 Opinions?
"druid" wrote in message news On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:07:22 -0800, druid wrote: Hi, As I said a while ago, I'm downsizing and looking for a boat under $20K CDN - hopefully under $10K purchase price so I'll have some bux to fix it up. I was looking at the Catalina 27, mainly because it's by far the the most common 27-footer around here, but... A poster on BCBoatnet (http://www.bcboatnet.org) suggested an Ericson, and I did a little looking. All of them are in the US, most East-coast (or at least not West Coast ), but some can be had for around $10K, and they look pretty good. Thanks for all the responses! A bit dissappointed I didn't hear from any actual Ericson owners, but still... I've looked at several other options, such as the CS27 (can't find one cheap enough), etc. Had a Cal 25 for years - great boat! The 29 is nice, but kinda narrow, not that cheap unless it's really thrashed, and 29 is getting up there size-wise (bigger boat is more expensive Everything). I thought about the Cal 2-27, but they're pretty rare. Got a quote for shipping a 27 from CA to Vancouver: $3500 (assume US$), plus a "fuel surcharge". Pretty much eliminates buying a $7K boat down there. If I could find one in Puget Sound area (Seattle, Bellingham, even Tacoma...) I could easily sail her up. Maybe even Portland, but the WA coast is pretty intimidating... Of course, this is all academic until I sell Far Cove. I've "bought before I've sold" too many times to fall into that trap again! So, basically Wishful Thinking until April or so. (too bad - the best deals are now!) druid http://www.bcboatnet.org Lloyd... what would you do with the boat's cradle? Junk it in the USA? |
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