Leander
Member II
I am owner #6 or 7 of hull #228 (1972) Ericson 35-II. I am still getting to know her sailing characteristics. I am at a point of making improvements, one of which is to re-do the tankage: water, waste, fuel. I have to decide on both size and location of the tanks. Status when I bought the boat was: Metal water tank centerline bow, perhaps original, capacity unknown. Poly fuel tank, 25 gallons, centerline under cockpit, and waste holding tank, 9 gallons, under bow cabin bunk, starboard.
I have read a number of discussions re: avoiding "hobby-horse" effect with too much weight forward, value of putting holding tank high above waterline, etc. A lot of information for a newcomer to try to put into a coherent whole.
I know that I can start experimenting, and see what performance is like, but this seems like a costly approach in both time and money if any of you already know the answer.
I have tried searching the forums before posting, without success.
I would like to start by simply balancing the boat fore-and aft the way the designer Bruce King intended. After 43 years and 7 owners, I have no reason to trust the current boot stripe as an intended waterline. Does anyone have these simple specifications: vertical distance from bow to waterline and from transom to waterline in a boat with average load? My intended use is daysailing in and outside San Diego Bay, occasional beer can races, occasional sail to Catalina or Mexico.
Thanks for any help!
Leander
I have read a number of discussions re: avoiding "hobby-horse" effect with too much weight forward, value of putting holding tank high above waterline, etc. A lot of information for a newcomer to try to put into a coherent whole.
I know that I can start experimenting, and see what performance is like, but this seems like a costly approach in both time and money if any of you already know the answer.
I have tried searching the forums before posting, without success.
I would like to start by simply balancing the boat fore-and aft the way the designer Bruce King intended. After 43 years and 7 owners, I have no reason to trust the current boot stripe as an intended waterline. Does anyone have these simple specifications: vertical distance from bow to waterline and from transom to waterline in a boat with average load? My intended use is daysailing in and outside San Diego Bay, occasional beer can races, occasional sail to Catalina or Mexico.
Thanks for any help!
Leander