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How many Ericson 35-3s built?

dhill

Member III
Hi,

The hull number of my 1987 Ericson 35-3 is #246. A YouTube video selling "Lunatic Fringe" back in 2014 asserted it was the last Ericson 35-3 produced in 1990 (
), but the listing does not give a hull number. Did the hull # reset to 1 on the introduction of the Ericson 35-3?

Does anyone know how many Ericson 35-3s were built?

Thanks!
Dave
 

HerbertFriedman

Member III
just curious, I have a 1987 E34 which is a new hull and interior design. The hull measures 34'10" so it really is more like a 35 than a 34 but I always assumed they wanted to differentiate the new model from the older one. Did Ericson offer both the 34 and 35 in 1987 and beyond?
 

dhill

Member III
just curious, I have a 1987 E34 which is a new hull and interior design. The hull measures 34'10" so it really is more like a 35 than a 34 but I always assumed they wanted to differentiate the new model from the older one. Did Ericson offer both the 34 and 35 in 1987 and beyond?
Hi @HerbertFriedman ,

I believe Ericson built the Ericson 35-3 from 1982 to 1990, so the two models appear to overlap between 1987 and 1990. My boat was built in June 1986 as a 1987 model, but according to Coast Guard records, did not sell to its first owner until 1990. My hull number is 246, so I don't know how many were built after mine.

The E35-3 is a "big" 35 at 35'6", so it is slightly longer than the E34, same beam (11'4"), but has a slightly shorter waterline (28.87' for E35-3 vs 29' for E34) - according to Sailboatdata.com and Ericson literature. I would think the E34 would have a separate set of hull numbers.

I believe the E34 continued as a Pacific Seacraft Ericson 350 for several more years.

Hope that helps!
Dave
 
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Gary Filgate

Junior Member
Hi Dave. I have a 1988 35-3 #271. I'm down in Portsmouth, NH., and am planning a trip up your way this summer. It would be nice to sail with another 35-3 as there are not many in New England.
Gary
 

dhill

Member III
Just saw an Ericson 35-3 on YachtWorld - hull #278 built in 1989. Anyone have one newer than that?

Thanks!
Dave
 

KenM

New Member
Hi,

The hull number of my 1987 Ericson 35-3 is #246. A YouTube video selling "Lunatic Fringe" back in 2014 asserted it was the last Ericson 35-3 produced in 1990 (
), but the listing does not give a hull number. Did the hull # reset to 1 on the introduction of the Ericson 35-3?

Does anyone know how many Ericson 35-3s were built?

Thanks!
Dave
Hi, I just bought the former Lunatic Fringe last week. The hull number is 284 with Jan 1990 date. The owners manual is in a Pacific Seacraft binder. She had since been renamed Angelina.
She received excellent care the past few years.
 

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Hi @HerbertFriedman ,

I believe Ericson built the Ericson 35-3 from 1982 to 1990, so the two models appear to overlap between 1987 and 1990. My boat was built in June 1986 as a 1987 model, but according to Coast Guard records, did not sell to its first owner until 1990. My hull number is 246, so I don't know how many were built after mine.

The E35-3 is a "big" 35 at 35'6", so it is slightly longer than the E34, same beam (11'4"), but has a slightly shorter waterline (28.87' for E35-3 vs 29' for E34) - according to Sailboatdata.com and Ericson literature. I would think the E34 would have a separate set of hull numbers.

I believe the E34 continued as a Pacific Seacraft Ericson 350 for several more years.

Hope that helps!
Dave
I have a 1989 Ericson 35-3 with hull number 277
 

RCsailfast

E35-3 Illinois
Welcome from hull 217

Makes me wonder how many 35-3 are still on the water.
Had a Tartan 10 hull 356 way back when and the T10 association had a list of all of the boats and where they were. Granted it is a great one design racing group that want to keep the fleet going. Kind of miss it. Was pretty cool hitting the starting line at Nationals with 37 other boats hitting the line at the same time.

Glad I like cruising just as much and sometimes even more than the insane competition.
 
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dhill

Member III
Welcome from hull 217

Makes me wonder how many 35-3 are still on the water.
Had a Tartan 10 hull 356 way back when and the T10 association had a list of all of the boats and where they were. Granted it is a great one design racing group that want to keep the fleet going. Kind of miss it. Was pretty cool hitting the starting line at Nationals with 37 other boats hitting the line at the same time.

Glad I like cruising just as much and sometimes even more than the insane competition.
Very cool! I would be interesting to see how many of the 284 or so Ericson 35-3s are still going. I have seen similar tracking done for antique cars with similarly low production numbers. It can take a while to compile such information, mostly through folks monitoring sites like this, access to original manufacturer documents (may be a challenge in this case?), and monitoring for sale listings, but we can start a registry of some kind, starting with this thread.

Thanks!
Dave
 
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