Interesting point about the Ericson window issue - while C&C has changed window designs a few times, Ericsons maintained the same frames for most of their production, and they do seem to develop leaks. The boats with not teak around the windows have aged well, but I've seen many newer ones with lots of teak where the wood around the windows was badly stained. Of the boats I've looked at, both C&C and Ericson seem to be guilty of not always bedding fittings sufficiently well, or using backing plates, at least on the earlier boats (70s). This '74 35-2 only has washers under the winches and other fittings; no backing plates appear to have been used. No signs of gelcoat cracking anywhere though.
I was quite surprised to find the original windows on this 35-2 don't appear to leak, at least after a day of moderate wet coast rain. Driving rain or spray might be different. I did sponge out the bilge on our first visit, and after 24 hrs of rain, there was only a tiny bit more water from the bow, probably from the anchor locker. Thanks for all the replies. I'm still struggling with the decision, so I may be crazy, since enough people have told me to walk away! On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 8:22 PM Rick Brass via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > When I was boat shopping for my first keel boat (in the mid-90s in the > Chesapeake and along the Jersey Shore) I was attracted to a couple of > Ericksons. I didn’t buy them because of the reputation they have of being > wet boats – with problems of hardware bedding, window leaks, etc. The hull > to deck joint might be solid (but you should look in a C&C owners’ manual > on the photo album at the diagram of the C&C hull to deck), but most of the > Ericksons I looked at showed signs of water inside. A friend has had to > completely replace the cabin sole on his Erickson 38 – which delaminated on > the top from water coming through the deck instead of on the bottom from > water collecting in the bilge. > > > > The C&C 25 I bought in 1994 is dry enough that it does not have an > electric bilge pump. Every 6 months or so I dry out the bilge with a couple > of strokes on the manual pump and a sponge. > > > > Rick Brass > > Imzadi C&C 38 mk2 #47 > > la Belle Aurore C&C 25 mk1 #225 > > Washington, NC > > >
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