I'm considering an Ericson 41 for Florida Coastal and Carribean cruising. The boat has an encapsulated 6' keel a bit long for my intended use. I've contacted Mars Metal in Canada to see if I can get some info on adding a bulb to take about 1' off the keel. My questing to the owners is, the boat was built with a bolt on encapsulated keel and a true encapsulated keel filled with anything of weight ie.; cement, lead, iron etc. these were the earlier boats. Some of the later ones, (this is a 1969) used a encapulated bolt on lead keel.
Any one have any experience with this vessel?
Any one have any experience with this vessel?