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.

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?

Certainly more than it's worth for a boat like that, especially
considering the tremendous number and variety of boats available in BC and
WA.

Matt O.

My impression from my boat searching was that any "too good to be true"
price on an Erickson means delamination and core problems. They are
otherwise nice boats so a solid one would probably command a premium. I
never saw any that seemed like they might be in this category though.

One of the main reasons I bought my Endeavour 32 is that it is just about
the only boat of the size, price, and interior quality that has no core
anywhere (Except plywood in the cockpit floor). She's not as stiff under
sail as she might be but sounds solid as rock punching into a head sea and
should be still sailing long after I am gone.

--
Roger Long