"PARADISE" Ericson 36 C
1978
Hull # 51
Bruce King design
Length: 36 feet
Beam: 12 feet
Draft: 6 feet
Mast: 50 feet
Material: Fiberglass
Engine: 35 B Westerbeke
Paradise was built in Santa Ana California. Sid watched every step of it and when Paradise was splashed he moved on board and she has been his home ever since. Manuela joined in 1996. There have been many upgrades to her which are featured in 4 different photo stories at end of this page.
ANCHOR/PROP:
- Stainless steel 25 kg Bugel primary anchor
- Fortress X28 secondary anchor
- Fortress X11 stern anchor
- 350 feet ss chain on primary, 30 feet ss chain and 450 feet of line on secondary anchor, 20 feet of ss chain and 600 feet of line on stern anchor
- 3 bladed feathering Maxi prop
- Shaft Shark
NAVIGATION/ELECTRONICS:
- Raymarine S2G Autopilot
- Raymarine ST60 Wind Instruments
- Interface Probe depth sounder
- Hummingbird depth sounder for dinghy
- Log: Captain's
- Danforth Constellation Compass
- North Star GPS
- Garmin XL12 GPS
- LED running lights
- Alpen glow cabin lights
- Furuno 36 mile Radar
MOTOR/PUMPS:
- 35 B Westerbeke diesel
- 15 hp Yamaha Enduro outboard
- S/L Pacific 15oo Windlass
- 2000 gph bilge pump
- Manual bilge pump
- Galley salt water pump
- Wash down pump
- 2 Seagull water filter
- Pressure fresh water
POWER SUPPLY:
- 2 banks of AGM batteries totaling 700 amp hrs
- 2 Simens 75 Solar Panels
- AIR-X Wind Generator
- 1800 W Pro Sine Inverter
- 40 amp Battery charger
- High out put Balmar alternator
FUEL/GALLEY/HEAD:
- 45 gallon aluminum fuel tank
- 6 x 6 gallon diesel fuel jugs on deck
- 3 x 6 gallon gasoline fuel jugs on deck
- 45 gallon aluminum water tank
- Village Marine Little Wonder 150 water maker
- 4 burner ss Gas System Propane Stove
- Force 10 ss Grill
- Glacier Bay Mark 2 Refrigerator with holding plate 12 V
- Waco CB40 Freezer 12 V
- 4 x 6 gallon tanks propane
SAILS/RIGGING/AWNINGS:
- Pro Furl roller furling for genoa and staysail
- Doyle genoa, staysail and main
- Doyle stack pack
- Lee Sails cruising spinnaker
- 2 spinnaker halyards
- 1 spinnaker pole, 1 whisker pole
- Ridged boom vang
- Dodger and bimini
- 2 sun awnings
- Traveler for main
- 7 mm Dyeform wire for standing rigging
SAFETY:
- 6 man Givens life raft
- Manual water maker
- GPS
- Flairs
- EPIRB:
- 3 Radar reflector
COMMUNICATION:
- ICOM 502 VHF with command mike in cockpit
- 3 Handhelds
- ICOM 802 SSB with Pactor
- Two computers, one for navigation the other communication
MISCELANIOUS:
- 10 foot Aqua Pro rib
- 12 V Sea Breath Dive compressor
- Dinghy wheels
- Dinghy engine hoist
- Dinghy boarding step
- Stainless steel swivel boarding ladder
- Stainless steel jug holders
- Stainless steel anchor guard
- Stainless steel flopper stopper
About photo stories below:
- Paradise Ericson 36C: upgrades made before we left Los Angeles until New Bern NC
- Face lift for Paradise: paint job in Puerto La Cruz
- Interior and Canvas work: just that plus bathroom remodel in Puerto La Cruz
- Paradise getting a face lift in Trinidad: Teak floor, galley remodel, cockpit box/table in Trinidad
