I've had my '74 E-25 for about 3 months or so and I'm very happy with it so far. Moving up from a Hunter 23 has made a lot of difference.
I do have a design question. On boats this size and smaller with centerboards or fixed keels, I've noticed that the hull aft of the keel has a gentle curve (almost flat in some models) whereas the E-25 has what I'll call a skeg like structure extending from the centerboard to the rudder. The questions are: 1. do other Ericson models of this era have the same structure and 2. is there an advantage compared to the other design?
Not earth shaking questions but they're like little bees buzzing around in my head.
I do have a design question. On boats this size and smaller with centerboards or fixed keels, I've noticed that the hull aft of the keel has a gentle curve (almost flat in some models) whereas the E-25 has what I'll call a skeg like structure extending from the centerboard to the rudder. The questions are: 1. do other Ericson models of this era have the same structure and 2. is there an advantage compared to the other design?
Not earth shaking questions but they're like little bees buzzing around in my head.