New Member here looking for input on a 38-200 purchase

[Prairie Schooner]

Man I need to watch my clumsy thumbs……I meant galley cabinet.
Wait though, shouldn’t an Ericson have a helmet cabinet?

Whew! I'm always learning new things here and was worried I'd neglected some important gear.

 

[Drewm3i]

Well I tried not to think of it that way...but it did seem as if we had more than our share of issues on a boat that was only five years old when we bought her. I have to say though that every August when we spent four weeks aboard cruising the North Channel of Lake Huron all of the issues went away and we had wonderful times. None of the issues affected her sailing, and she did look beautiful - especially at anchor. The biggest hit was my pocketbook paying for the yard repairs!

View attachment 54504
View attachment 54503
View attachment 54502

She's gorgeous!

Is that aft staysail to keep from rolling/swinging at anchor?

 

[Loren Beach]

Is that aft staysail to keep from rolling/swinging at anchor?

Often called an "anchor" or "riding" sail. This keeps the boat weather-vaned into the wind when anchored out. We have a smaller one for our boat.
Discussed in a thread: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/threads/boat-swings-wildly-at-anchor-in-a-breeze.2580/#post-12657
Ours is pictured in reply 18.