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O Ericson Yachts 38, como a frota o viu
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The Ericson Yachts 38 is a masthead sloop designed by Bruce King and built by Ericson Yachts from 1979 to 1987, featuring a fin keel with a spade rudder. It measures 11.5 meters LOA, 3.7 meters beam, 1.5 meters draft, and displaces 6350 kg. The model offered multiple draft options, including a standard shoal draft of 1.5 meters, an optional wing keel at 1.52 meters, and a deep keel at 1.98 meters. A variant, the Ericson 38-200, introduced around 1986, shared the same hull but featured a new deck, coach roof, and interior. Aboard *Christian Williams*, an 82-year-old owner sails his Ericson 38 off the Santa Monica coast, often single-handed with a Raymarine EV100 wheel pilot.11:18 He uses a 90% jib for easier harbor tacks and has replaced an Adler Barber refrigeration system with an Isotherm unit.19:47 He maintains a cockpit philosophy that includes weather cloths with leather wear patches and instrument-cover pockets, and a market umbrella for sun and rain protection instead of a dodger.7:11 For a 6,000-mile solo voyage, he prepared with a Jordan Series drogue, a Cape Horn self-steering system, and 90 days of food.6:09 He also addressed maintenance issues such as replacing deteriorated vinyl piping on cockpit cushions and plans to add a UV-resistant Dacron sleeve to the headsail's luff tape.3:10
