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My source is personal experience being on a 381 in person in which the door at the forward head was impossible to close at the top of the door (non-hinge side). The door was plumb at the hinges and no damage, so something has caused the other side of the opening to be out of square about 1/4"...

Thanks for all the input. I only ask because there was a haulout for survey of a 38-200 and water was running down the keel (from the hull connection). The keel was then loosened and dropped several inches, resurfaced, then re-attached/bolted. No need to change the bolts as they were in decent...

For owners of E 38-200 and E 381: I've read some threads here regarding water ingress at the keel bolts in the 38-200, and apparently it isn't that uncommon to have to drop the keel and resurface, re-bed, and re-torque the keel and keel bolts to stop the seepage/leaks. Some say every 5 -8 years...

Christian, thanks again for the info on what the E 381 would likely require. But just because the Cat42 is 12 years newer, it would surely require some additional investment as well, or am I wrong? And isn't it true that the E 381, even though it's 38 years old might be better/stonger built...

I appreciate the input, thanks a lot. Before I "give up" on this E381 I thought it wouldn't hurt to attach some photos of anything I thought was a "negative" or "red flag", I stuck my nose in as many places as I could. Gel coat worn on the top of the transom, some water (or other) damage in a...

I owned a (1974?) Ericson 29, 25 years ago in MDR (Christian's neighborhood/ Thelonius 2) and I liked the boat a lot. Well built and sailed well, but what did I know at the time and what do I know now. Now I want to sail again and have been researching and looking and prefer an E38 (which...