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1976 Ericson
Estimated price for orientation: 2 500 $
Category: Sailboats 2027 feet
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Description Condition: Used Year: 1976 Make: Ericson
Up
for bid is my 1976 Ericson 25cb (center board) sailboat. 25 feet and 6,000#s of
comfort and sailing fun! Sailboat,
outboard motor and home-made trailer are included in the listing. (For $1,000 more I’ll include my 1988
Chevrolet Silverado tow vehicle.
Mechanically sound, good tires, rust (I’m in Michigan) and some minor
electrical issues.)
I've owned this boat
for three years and would keep her if I had not purchased a larger Ericson
sailboat. Most people in the sailing
community will agree that Ericson makes an exceptional sailboat.
Her features are many,
but I'll try to list all of them.
First is her
displacement, listed at 5,400# with 2,500# of lead in her bottom. This makes
her one of the more stable boats you can find in this size range. Couple this
with a hydrodynamic adjustable center board and you have a boat that punches
through all but the largest waves and still points well when heading to
windward.
She has a 30' tall
extruded aluminum deck stepped mast which may be her only issue. The mast sits
in a flange on the cabin roof supported below with the compression post. Note
there is no hinge. The mast must be raised and set down into the deck
flange. I did it myself (at age 63) when I bought her, but I would
recommend that it be done professionally. Should you choose to un-step
the mast yourself for travelling, I will be happy to help you do it.
She will sail in a
mere 24" of water with the centerboard and rudder are retracted, so boat
this will go places even shoal draft boats can't go. You can even beach
her (sand beach), have your campfire or whatever and sail away after.
She has a good sized
hatch just forward of the mast to provide extra light and excellent ventilation
below.
With a beam of 8' she
has lots of room in the cockpit and in the cabin. In the cabin you'll
find a galley with a sink, icebox and a 2 burner Coleman propane stove.
3 drawers and 2
cabinets provide plenty of storage space in addition to 2 lockers each under
each berth, port and starboard and another 3 lockers under the v-berth. (The
starboard berth pulls out into a double.) To accompany all this storage space
is a locker across from the head for hanging clothes. The head (bathroom)
is furnished with a Port-A-Potty, a shelf for personal items and a solid door
with knob and latch for privacy.
The previous owner
repaired the balsa in the cabin overhead, but didn't finish installing the
headliner. Personally I like the look of the exposed balsa better anyway.
There are hand rails
installed, port and starboard, on the cabin overhead. The port rail has
developed a small leak when it rains.
In the cockpit you'll
find 2 seat lockers. In the port locker I keep life jackets (that come with the
boat). In the starboard locker you’ll
find 2 six gallon fuel tanks with a valve to select between them, 2 danforth
style, slip-ring anchors with a rode of 100’ nylon rope (new) and about 10’ of
chain. There is a small hand pump and a
boarding ladder.
Attached the transom
is a very reliable 1976 Mercury 10hp outboard.
(If you have your own motor, I will keep this motor and lower the boat
cost by $400.)
Instrumentation
includes 2 compasses, a knotmeter and a depth finder.
This sailboat comes
with a SnapFurl system on the forestay.
If you’ve ever had a furler, you’ll never have a boat without one
again. Very handy! The control line runs back to the
cockpit. The foil on this furler was
replaced in 2015.
The backstay is yoked
to the transom and includes a backstay tensioner to depower the foresail when
the breeze picks up. (Another nice feature.)
All the standing
rigging is in good shape. All the
running rigging (vang, downhaul, jib sheets, main sheet, topping lift and
furler line) was replaced this year except the halyards. The mainsail is controlled by mid-boom
sheeting to a Harken traveler on the cabin roof with the main sheet leading back
to the cockpit.
The foresail is about
a 120% mylar with tell-tails and a sacrificial strip. The mailsail was professionally cut from a
J24 main, has 2 reef points with jiffy reefing installed.
Again all lines run
aft to the cockpit. There are 4 jammer
cleats and a winch on the cabin top, a winch on the mast and 2 more winches in
the cockpit.
Her bottom was painted
with a black ablative bottom paint when I bought her, but since I trailer
launch her, most of this has warn off.
An older VHF marine
radio (I believe this works) is included with a mast-top antenna
installed. All required navigation
lighting and cabin lights work.
Everything has been converted to L.E.D.s.
There is some
deterioration to the teak plywood on the starboard v-berth bulkhead, the rub-rail
needs replacing and the whole boat could use a good cleaning. (I was much more excited about sailing her
than cleaning her.
Her trailer is the
flat bed trailer I brought her home on converted to be able to launch and
recover her. It doesn’t look very
pretty, but has functioned flawlessly for 3 years. Since I only trailer her from the dry store
area, across the parking lot to the ramp and back, I never even plug in the
trailer lights. Three years ago they
worked. Today?
I’ll get them working
before you need them.
Lastly, I was given a
canvas boat cover for a 26’ sailboat. I
never even opened it up so I can’t say to it’s condition, but I’ll include that
too.
Description
| Condition: | Used | Year: | 1976 |
| Make: | Ericson |
Up
for bid is my 1976 Ericson 25cb (center board) sailboat. 25 feet and 6,000#s of
comfort and sailing fun! Sailboat,
outboard motor and home-made trailer are included in the listing. (For $1,000 more I’ll include my 1988
Chevrolet Silverado tow vehicle.
Mechanically sound, good tires, rust (I’m in Michigan) and some minor
electrical issues.)
I've owned this boat
for three years and would keep her if I had not purchased a larger Ericson
sailboat. Most people in the sailing
community will agree that Ericson makes an exceptional sailboat.
Her features are many,
but I'll try to list all of them.
First is her
displacement, listed at 5,400# with 2,500# of lead in her bottom. This makes
her one of the more stable boats you can find in this size range. Couple this
with a hydrodynamic adjustable center board and you have a boat that punches
through all but the largest waves and still points well when heading to
windward.
She has a 30' tall
extruded aluminum deck stepped mast which may be her only issue. The mast sits
in a flange on the cabin roof supported below with the compression post. Note
there is no hinge. The mast must be raised and set down into the deck
flange. I did it myself (at age 63) when I bought her, but I would
recommend that it be done professionally. Should you choose to un-step
the mast yourself for travelling, I will be happy to help you do it.
She will sail in a
mere 24" of water with the centerboard and rudder are retracted, so boat
this will go places even shoal draft boats can't go. You can even beach
her (sand beach), have your campfire or whatever and sail away after.
She has a good sized
hatch just forward of the mast to provide extra light and excellent ventilation
below.
With a beam of 8' she
has lots of room in the cockpit and in the cabin. In the cabin you'll
find a galley with a sink, icebox and a 2 burner Coleman propane stove.
3 drawers and 2
cabinets provide plenty of storage space in addition to 2 lockers each under
each berth, port and starboard and another 3 lockers under the v-berth. (The
starboard berth pulls out into a double.) To accompany all this storage space
is a locker across from the head for hanging clothes. The head (bathroom)
is furnished with a Port-A-Potty, a shelf for personal items and a solid door
with knob and latch for privacy.
The previous owner
repaired the balsa in the cabin overhead, but didn't finish installing the
headliner. Personally I like the look of the exposed balsa better anyway.
There are hand rails
installed, port and starboard, on the cabin overhead. The port rail has
developed a small leak when it rains.
In the cockpit you'll
find 2 seat lockers. In the port locker I keep life jackets (that come with the
boat). In the starboard locker you’ll
find 2 six gallon fuel tanks with a valve to select between them, 2 danforth
style, slip-ring anchors with a rode of 100’ nylon rope (new) and about 10’ of
chain. There is a small hand pump and a
boarding ladder.
Attached the transom
is a very reliable 1976 Mercury 10hp outboard.
(If you have your own motor, I will keep this motor and lower the boat
cost by $400.)
Instrumentation
includes 2 compasses, a knotmeter and a depth finder.
This sailboat comes
with a SnapFurl system on the forestay.
If you’ve ever had a furler, you’ll never have a boat without one
again. Very handy! The control line runs back to the
cockpit. The foil on this furler was
replaced in 2015.
The backstay is yoked
to the transom and includes a backstay tensioner to depower the foresail when
the breeze picks up. (Another nice feature.)
All the standing
rigging is in good shape. All the
running rigging (vang, downhaul, jib sheets, main sheet, topping lift and
furler line) was replaced this year except the halyards. The mainsail is controlled by mid-boom
sheeting to a Harken traveler on the cabin roof with the main sheet leading back
to the cockpit.
The foresail is about
a 120% mylar with tell-tails and a sacrificial strip. The mailsail was professionally cut from a
J24 main, has 2 reef points with jiffy reefing installed.
Again all lines run
aft to the cockpit. There are 4 jammer
cleats and a winch on the cabin top, a winch on the mast and 2 more winches in
the cockpit.
Her bottom was painted
with a black ablative bottom paint when I bought her, but since I trailer
launch her, most of this has warn off.
An older VHF marine
radio (I believe this works) is included with a mast-top antenna
installed. All required navigation
lighting and cabin lights work.
Everything has been converted to L.E.D.s.
There is some
deterioration to the teak plywood on the starboard v-berth bulkhead, the rub-rail
needs replacing and the whole boat could use a good cleaning. (I was much more excited about sailing her
than cleaning her.
Her trailer is the
flat bed trailer I brought her home on converted to be able to launch and
recover her. It doesn’t look very
pretty, but has functioned flawlessly for 3 years. Since I only trailer her from the dry store
area, across the parking lot to the ramp and back, I never even plug in the
trailer lights. Three years ago they
worked. Today?
I’ll get them working
before you need them.
Lastly, I was given a
canvas boat cover for a 26’ sailboat. I
never even opened it up so I can’t say to it’s condition, but I’ll include that
too.