Recent content by pgadd

I don’t see her in Yachtworld, SailboatListings, Boats.com, or Craigslist for LA. How/where is she listed? Or has she already sold?

Any idea what year it was? I wonder if, at some point in the late 80’s, Ericson either started offering keel-stepped as an option, or switched over to keel-stepped for every hull built past a certain date.

Absolutely positive. I know the difference between the 35-2 and 35-3. It is listed on Yachtworld as a ‘78, and Practical Sailor says the 35-2 was built until sometime in the 80’s.

There is a 35-2 for sale on Yachtworld in Wilmington, CA that has a different layout and is keel-stepped. To my knowledge, the 35-2 was deck-stepped; was a keel-stepped mast ever an option? The installation certainly looks professional. Also, this particular boat has a dinette table that folds...

Using Sean’s link, I can get to yachtworld, but if I try to look at a boat, it craps out on me. And just trying from the url won’t even get me to yachtworld. The problem must be on my end. Thanks for your help! I guess I might need to make an appt at the genius bar. ☹️

Thanks. I was afraid of that. ☹️

I’ve been having problems with yachtworld. i can access the site thru Sean’s link of the top 3 sites, but when I try to look at any particular Ericson, I get a “bad request” message. And if I try to just type yachtworld.com in as a url, I get the same message. Is anybody else having problems...

Didn’t there used to be a spreadsheet here that listed Ericson’s by length, year, hull number, name, hailing port, owner, contact info, that sort of thing? If so, I sure can’t find it. If not, it’d be a great project for somebody with the skills.

There are 3 35-2s listed on Yachtworld right now in SoCal. I guess it matters what you mean by ”good condition, good price”? If the one listed in San Diego were up here in SF Bay, I’d certainly go take a look.

A ‘79 Independence 31 just hit the local craigslist. A newish Yanmar, roller furling on both jib & staysail, Cape Horn wind vane, solar panel, $25k. Thoughts? I’ve always lusted after this boat, but i’m Not sure what to look for other than the obvious.

So I went down & took a look today. The good: New canvas, no obvious stress cracks on the deck, no obvious soft spots or cracking while you walk the deck (Every Ericson I've walked the deck on has had areas that go "crack" when you step on them, indicating a potential delimitation or not...

Thanks for posting. I’ll go take a look next weekend. She appears to be the way I like them - Pretty much a basic boat w/o a lot of unnecessary options. Repowered with a diesel, new dodger, not a lot of (old) electronics. The chainplates are a concern, of course.

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1984/ericson-35-3479314/?refSource=standard%20listing Hope this works! Went down to the marina only to find that everybody at the brokerage was down in LA for an Xmas party! I am a bit concerned about the mast step, especially since I just found the download...

I'm going to go down and look at a 35-3 today. I know that, if I really like the boat, a survey is an absolute requirement. But are there any known issues with the boat that I need to look out for?

Yep, it's the 35 on Craigslist. Having just the pic that was posted and not having one to inspect, I doubted that it was keel stepped, but wasn't sure. Thanks for the clarification. The other one I referred to was definitely keel stepped, however. Musta been an owner mod. Why are you...