Thanks, Alan. How do you find the 35-3 compares with the Ericson 2-30 in terms of build and sailing properties? I know they are different sizes from different eras, but just curious. Ericson was my first choice for a while until I basically gave up finding a good one locally. I've seen on only one 32-200 in the past year, and it was over $40K. I know what you mean about size not mattering; a friend has gone around the globe twice, including Cape Horn, in 27' - 1st an Albin Vega, and later a Vancouver 27. The Vancouver is a tough little boat, but lack of a proper double berth rules it out for us.
The Ericson guys say there is a big difference in hull stiffness between the older 70s boats and the 80s+ boats with the integral grid in the hull pan. So I wonder how much flexing a 35-2 will undergo in rough seas, and how this will impact the boat over time. An Ericson 35-2 is currently offshore and the owner has reported lots of hull flexing, and they are built very similar to 70s C&Cs, with very thick FG (nearly 1" at the bottom of hull), but only stringers every 18-24" across the hull, so the hull flexes longitudinally in rough seas, which must be hard on the rig. I have heard the same reports about seas off the Wa/BC coast (and have experienced a bit of it in a power boat), including more than one person who has gone around the globe, and said they encountered the worst conditions off this coast. On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 9:10 AM ALAN BERGEN via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I've sailed my boat along the coast of Washington, no more than fifteen > miles offshore. In my more than fifty years of sailing, the waters along > the Washington coast are the worst in which I've ever sailed. Strongest > winds I've ever encountered were forty-two knots true, sailing DDW in the > Straits of Juan de Fuca. (Blew out a spinnaker.) It was scary, but a > hell-of-a-ride, and I had faith in the boat. I sailed my previous boat, and > Ericson 2-30 offshore as well, and a friend of mine single-handed a Flicka > (20'; 24' if you count the bowsprit) from Hawaii to Tahiti to Hawaii to > Port Townsend, WA. That just confirms the expression "Size doesn't matter." > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > > On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 8:51 AM Joel Aronson via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> Shawn, >> >> I'm still lurking here. My 35-3, a 37, Impromptu, and Rick's LF 38 have >> all been to Bermuda. Personally, I consider 35 the minimum for offshore, >> but obviously, others have different standards. >> >> Never saw winds over 30 (on the return) and never felt unsafe. >> >> Joel >> Formerly The Office >> >> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:21 AM Shawn Wright via CnC-List < >> cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm going to switch things up a bit from the gloomy topic of my current >>> boat purchase: how many of you have taken your C&C offshore, and if so, >>> which boat, where to, and how did it manage the conditions? If you have not >>> gone offshore, what are the worst conditions you've experienced in a C&C, >>> and how would the performance of the boat in these conditions make you feel >>> about taking it offshore? >>> >>> One of the very first boats we looked at was a Westsail 32 (don't >>> laugh), partly because they are proven world cruisers, and the boat has >>> been from BC to NZ and back. But with our fickle air in the summer here, a >>> good light air boat seems like a better choice, but I also want something >>> that can take a beating without worrying about our safety. >>> >>> -- >>> Shawn Wright >>> shawngwri...@gmail.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >>> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >>> use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwMFaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BeQzhuMNSCxGlZd4VK0UMIcq2i6zUJw9O9f3bT4VeC0&s=hrVDyEYm44VYAHZeMrLWtJKqr6Kupab7KDilTTtZr3U&e=> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Joel >> 301 541 8551 >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each >> and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - >> use PayPal to send contribution -- >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.paypal.me_stumurray&d=DwICAg&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=9w3G7Cf8YfQnrjmtuNxwDJYr3JMv9f1pAfgAJ9xXYQQ&m=BeQzhuMNSCxGlZd4VK0UMIcq2i6zUJw9O9f3bT4VeC0&s=hrVDyEYm44VYAHZeMrLWtJKqr6Kupab7KDilTTtZr3U&e= >> >> _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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