"The principal dimensions of this new double ender
are as follows: L.O.A. 25 feet, 2 inches; L.W.L. 21 feet, 6 inches; breadth
7 feet, 7 inches; draft 4 feet, 0 inches. The freeboard at the stem is 2 feet, 11
1/2 inches, at the stern 2 feet, 2 inches, and at the lowest point, 1 foot, 7
3/4 inches. The displacement is 7,000 pounds. There will be 3,400 pounds of iron
ballast on the keel and a matter of 200 pounds inside. So you see this
Eric Jr. (Design) is a little boat. But what a lovely little ship to sail." - Designer William Atkin (Circa 1940)
If you want to know more about the 'Eric Junior' design you can read about this boat here: http://www.atkinboatplans.com/Sail/EricJr.html
In this Utube video (below) the boat and sails look as though they require a bit of work and the videoing does the job in a shaky rudimentary kind of way - But the song requires no work at all; especially the last line:
"When you lose yourself you find the key to paradise".
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