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I saw this cool classic racing sailboat this last weekend, maybe 32' but a beam of maybe 6'. with so little beam she must have been a racer, right? Anyone know what she is?
Thanks for posting this! There's one of these near me in the harbor and I always was curious about what the hell it was. It has a VERY narrow beam which is even more pronounced in person.
Love these boats. Had one near me 15+ years ago that in maybe 5 years I saw sail only 2 or 3 times. I had a serious line on one maybe 17 years ago but my now wife could refer to it only as "that needle boat." Not much headroom, wet, etc. I decided to go for something a little more use friendly. Still though, they are some pretty!
There was one on ebay (I think it was the 5.5 version) a couple of years ago that someone built a small wood doghouse on and enlarged the cockpit. It looked really nice.
I had the same idea of turning and Ericson Scorpion into a nice day sailor and weekender. I even went and looked at one and sailed it. The one I sailed didn't impress me much. It seems like Columbia and Ericson lost the Racer heritage during their conversion. A pity though as the hull is beautiful. Although a pair of uglier cabin tops I can't imagine.
Can have for a daysailer project. It's fully gutted, with only the bow bulkhead still in place. I hauled it from Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, to Richmond,Va in the dead of winter, in the snow, across at least two mountain ranges, so I know it's transportable as is....
Free to the first responder with a trailer, and I'll even help load her.
Larry Wilson
Richmond,Va.
Ric,
I have a mast, less the spreaders, and a slightly bowed boom. No other hardware. This is a totally stripped and gutted hull, ready for someone to build a new boat.