NateHanson
Sustaining Member
Hi folks, I've been browsing some of the Ericson docs, and I'd have to say my favorite of the moment is the Cruising 36. Our sailing aspirations are more of the Voyaging ilk than the club-racing variety, so a well-built, sea-kindly, and livable boat is our design brief.
It's clever how the 36C has created three distinct cabins in a boat that size, and I like the way the underbody incorporates a skeg that supports the transom hung rudder. But I've got a couple questions.
She's awfully beamy for a 36 footer, isn't she? For a boat that's billed as a through-and-through voyager, how do you think her beam affects ultimate stability vs. Angle of Vanishing Stability?
Also, from the pictures it appears the designers may have sacrificed storage for interior space to some extent, as there are no shelves or cabinets along the outboard sides of the main cabin where the area under side-decks is often utilized in conventional cabin-house decked boats. Does anyone have experience with provisioning these boats, and can comment on their storage capacity?
Thanks, Nate
It's clever how the 36C has created three distinct cabins in a boat that size, and I like the way the underbody incorporates a skeg that supports the transom hung rudder. But I've got a couple questions.
She's awfully beamy for a 36 footer, isn't she? For a boat that's billed as a through-and-through voyager, how do you think her beam affects ultimate stability vs. Angle of Vanishing Stability?
Also, from the pictures it appears the designers may have sacrificed storage for interior space to some extent, as there are no shelves or cabinets along the outboard sides of the main cabin where the area under side-decks is often utilized in conventional cabin-house decked boats. Does anyone have experience with provisioning these boats, and can comment on their storage capacity?
Thanks, Nate