1984 Ericson 26-2

The owner bought this boat in 2022

General condition and any additional information

She is currently moored in Kittery, ME on the Piscataqua River and can be seen by appointment only. She is ready to sail away!

Standard features

Must see 1984 Ericson 26-2! She is set up well to single hand with a harken roller furling genoa, stack pack main sail with lazy jacks, all lines run to the cockpit and an auto-tiller. The battened mainsail and 150% genoa are Doyle and have been professionally cleaned/maintained regularly. Both sails are older but holding up well. She also comes with a symmetrical spinnaker and spinnaker pole. She is powered by a Yanmar 1GM diesel engine that starts and runs reliably. I have maintained the engine the 2 seasons I have owned her and before that it was professionally maintained. Recently replaced water pump impeller, both fuel filters, and engine cooling zinc. She comes with some spare replacement parts, gaskets, and belts. All running rigging is in good condition some lines like the jib car lines, spinnaker sheets, spinnaker halyard, spinnaker topping lift and foreguy are brand new. Standing rigging is in good condition with no signs of corrosion. For electronics she is equipped with a knot meter, depth sounder, VHF radio, GPS antenna, and AIS Receiver that will link wirelessly to a phone or tablet to display AIS targets on Navionics. She comes with a older Garmin GPS plotter, it is currently uninstalled as I prefer to use a tablet (not included) to navigate. I added a solar panel connection to trickle charge the batteries as well as USB connections in the cockpit and in the cabin to charge electronics.

Deck is in good condition, she has the usual spider cracks and oxidation in the gelcoat for a 40 year old boat but no soft spots and I have patched any chips I have found in the gelcoat. Interior is layed out well and feels like a larger boat. The cabin has a quarter birth on the stbd side, galley on the port, settee’s port and starboard with a drop down table, stbd side private head, port hanging locker and forward vee birth. She could sleep five but four adults would probably be the maximum. I have slept three adults with gear comfortably. Most surfaces are covered in teak which could use some attention. Interior cushions have been removed and cleaned every season I have owned the boat and are in decent condition. Cockpit cushions are new. Dodger is showing its age but still functions well. She also comes with a makeshift bimini that provides shade when moored.

Private head pumps to an interior holding tank that can be then pumped out dockside or at sea. Pump sink in the head does not work.

Galley is equipped with a foot pump sink supplied from a freshwater tank, a 2 burner alcohol stove, a propane gimbal stove, and a ice box. Galley is small but functional and has good storage.

Ground tackle is a Danforth anchor with chain and rope rode.

As with most boats this age there are signs of water intrusion, rot, staining on some of the teak trim but nothing structural. Most of this seems to have come from the port lights. Chain plates are solid. Last winter I removed, cleaned, re-sealed and re-bed all 6 port lights and repaired some of the soft spots in the teak trim. Since I have seen no evidence of water intrusion.

Extra gear included

Additional Equipment:

Docking lines

Fenders

Spare parts and hardware

PFDs

Misc pots/pans/utensils for galley

Safety gear

Winch handles

Binder of equipment manuals and drawings

Autohelm autotiller.

Tiller extension.

Solar panel trickle charger

9ft watertender dinghy with oars.

and more.

Improvements to the hull, deck, rigging, engine, or interior

Some other improvements/work that’s been done:

Two new deep cycle AGM marine batteries last year

Re-wired and labeled circuit breaker panel

Installed new wiring and VHF cable in mast

Added float switch and Manual/auto switch for bilge pump

New VHF antenna

New mast light

All new interior LED lights

New knot meter display

Hull sanded and painted with two coats of Petit bottom paint last year.

Rudder sanded, faired and sealed with an epoxy barrier coating and two coats of bottom paint.

Rudder tube bearings replaced.

Replaced fire extinguishers

Replaced visual distress aids with LED Flares

Re-bedded chain locker

Re-insulated the engine bay