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

druid wrote:

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

One thing you might consider - a boat that isn't cheap will also
probably bring you more money when you sell it.

"druid" wrote in message
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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?