On Jun 10, 11:32 pm, wrote:
On Jun 10, 1:57 pm, Bob wrote:

On Jun 8, 7:43 pm, klubko wrote:

what year?
how much does it weigh?
are you going to sail it there?
how old are you?
can you run four 10 minute miles?
can you do 25 push ups?
can you do five pull ups?

Now, if you don't even know how much the boat weighs, you are barely
in a position to give advice on any of the questions asked, are you?

To be honest I really don't pay much attention to Ericksons or Macs
for that matter. They just dont interest me. There is a 70s Ericson
two slips down that hasn't moved in 8 years. Beautiful interior.
That's all I know about them.

I also remember two blind people sailing through the Oregon coast last
year on some "vision quest." ANd heck even Skip & Lydia went sailing
too. There is a guy in an Oregon marina who lives on a 40 something
foot ketch so fat the term Morbidly Obese is more accurate. He is so
big he can not fit through any of hatches. He limits the times he goes
through the companion way door cause it takes about one minute plus to
squeeze through. He pretty much is exhausted just getting to the
cockpit. But "he sailed" it there a few years ago.

So go for it and if you have second thoughts about an Ericson get one
of those seaworthy built and mathematically qualified for "blue water"
boats like the Mac26. I hear a Mac 26 makes a GREAT sea boat capable
of ALL OCEANS travel! At least someone who cross posted here said it
could.

And with the Disability Act about to require Passenger Vessels and
charter boats have wheelchair access might as well get that Ericson
equipped with wheel chair ramps, brail on the DC load center and
electronics for the blind, and rewrite any manuals so the Dee-Dee-Dees
can understand it. Oh, and dont forget to take along three children
all under 4 yo, and two dogs cause they are just like members of our
family, and of course lavish all adults with an arrogant self centered
personality and liberal amounts of rum cause real sailors always drink
excessive amounts of rum.

That should make for a very capable and dependable crew. They
certainly have the right to go sailing around the world. And I support
their right fully to do so......................

Bob