Nordicmermaid
Junior Member
Greetings everyone. I'm a new member here.
Tomorrow I am looking at an Ericson 41. I don't know a whole lot about the boat. She has a fairly new bottom, a three-year-old mainsail, a ten-year-old rig, a V-drive that has some alignment issues, and an interior that needs a lot of work. She is priced well under $10,000.
For context, I am a single, 50-year-old woman. I lived aboard and cruised singlehandedly, first on an Islander 44, then I bought an Allied Princess II. My very first boat was a 48-foot, twin-screw power boat, but I fell in love with cruising and switched to sail.
This will be my first large boat in many years. I l live in Mexico and have two pangas (24 feet with a 60 hp Yamaha, and 25 feet with a 75 hp Suzuki), but I've not sailed in a long time. I know it's a big boat. I live in a lovely sailing area. I don't expect to start off with full sail area and will gradually get used to the boat in a prudent way. She will live on a mooring near my house, and I will haul her out if it looks like we have any really bad storms coming.
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts. I'm fairly handy, and labor prices in Mexico are very reasonable. I believe I can take my time with this boat, restore her, and gradually get my skills back. Thanks so much for any input.
Edited to say I grew up with boats, but nothing large. I didn't mean the 48-footer was my very first boating experience. And second, I have 11,000 singlehanded miles along the Eastern Seaboard, Bahamas, and northern Caribbean, but I was in my late twenties and early thirties at the time. I'm fit, healthy, and strong.
Tomorrow I am looking at an Ericson 41. I don't know a whole lot about the boat. She has a fairly new bottom, a three-year-old mainsail, a ten-year-old rig, a V-drive that has some alignment issues, and an interior that needs a lot of work. She is priced well under $10,000.
For context, I am a single, 50-year-old woman. I lived aboard and cruised singlehandedly, first on an Islander 44, then I bought an Allied Princess II. My very first boat was a 48-foot, twin-screw power boat, but I fell in love with cruising and switched to sail.
This will be my first large boat in many years. I l live in Mexico and have two pangas (24 feet with a 60 hp Yamaha, and 25 feet with a 75 hp Suzuki), but I've not sailed in a long time. I know it's a big boat. I live in a lovely sailing area. I don't expect to start off with full sail area and will gradually get used to the boat in a prudent way. She will live on a mooring near my house, and I will haul her out if it looks like we have any really bad storms coming.
I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts. I'm fairly handy, and labor prices in Mexico are very reasonable. I believe I can take my time with this boat, restore her, and gradually get my skills back. Thanks so much for any input.
Edited to say I grew up with boats, but nothing large. I didn't mean the 48-footer was my very first boating experience. And second, I have 11,000 singlehanded miles along the Eastern Seaboard, Bahamas, and northern Caribbean, but I was in my late twenties and early thirties at the time. I'm fit, healthy, and strong.
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