Friday 21 April 2023

 FOR SALE

It is with regret that we put   " Erica" on the market

She was a dream in the 1970's, a collection of ideas and materials in the 1980's then a build in the 1990's.

Finally being launched in 2001. We prepared her for a circumnavigation and excitedly left NZ shores in mid 2006 returning in late 2016. What a journey we have had!

With beautiful memories and not getting any younger it is time to turn to the next chapter in our lives and give someone younger the opportunities and adventures we have had.

You can look at NZ "Trade me" for her listing and details of her sale

There are only so many photographs we can put on "Trade me" so more are here

 

Construction photos


Laminated frames (NZ Heart Kauri)

Frames placed on building stock


Planking

resining planks for fibre glassing

Fibre glassing hull

Hull interior

 


Fibre glassing interior

 

Timber patterns and cast bronze rudder skeg and pintels


Timber patterns and bronze castings for mechanical steering system


Timber patterns and moulds for casting of wheel 


Making the wheel

 



 


Mottled kauri stairway


moulds for portholes

 

bronze castings for portholes

portholes

 Steering system


 

Profile pics

 dinghy can stow on deck or on stern davits


Fully enclosed cockpit ( 4 options.......Clears, flyscreens, canvas or open)





 Rig, Deck layout and Solar Panels



deck storage boxes
fibreglass  /honeycomb core dinghy (has wheels and oars and water storage tank built in under the seat)
Furlers x2
Lofrans anchor winch
Ratlines to the spreaders




solar panels






Cockpit


 








cockpit table



 



Cockpit Storage



Fresh water flush to the engine


Winches              


 Lofrans anchor winch

Anderson self tailing winches x4


Electronics, Batteries, Engine


4 house batteries ( 24v ), 2 starter batteries and 2x 12v electronic batteries

electronics board

Kubota 50HP engine. Access under lifting stairway




Alternator and fridge/freezer compressor



Chart Table/ Nav station

 



 

Saloon Area






custom made portholes Outward opening to shed water. Toughened glass 10mm



Captains Cabin



 Guest Cabin



There is a bath under the lower berth
 

Galley






Freezers. 12v electric and engine driven

Fridge

Force10 LPG stove> 4 burners, oven and griller

Workshop/Tool area

stowage for extra chain and anchors



 The Heads (Toilet/Shower)



sail and chain locker

shower

Underwater Profile

Long run keel with fully ballasted lead weighted hydraulically operated centreboard



SV Erica

SV Erica

About Me

My photo
We met in 1971 and it was Eric's dream to build his own yacht and sail the world. This became a joint dream but it was not until 1994 that we were able to start building. "Erica" was launched in 2001 after 7yrs building her. It then took us 5 yrs to prepare her and ourselves before leaving NZ to see the world

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