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Ana Capri or Anacapri?

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I am going to look a this boat this evening, and I can not find any information about it anywhere. Anyone ever hear of one of these? It is said to be 24' long and it looks very clean (on outside anyway).


I think I am going to roll the dice and buy the thing because I just think it is cool (witch has to go though) and I have never seen one before. Oh, and it is a 1974 model.
 

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Anacapri Sailboats

This is evidentally a VERY rare boat.... all I have found so far is a post a few years back on BoatUS that I cant reply to because I am nto a memeber of BoatUS

"I was with Anacapri Boat Manufacturing Company ( AC Mfg Inc) from its conception as design engineer and vice president for many years. I was totally involved in the manufacturing and quality control of our product line. With the dedication of many fine employees and their "quality of skills" we were able to produce a "top of the line boat." I still have my original line drawings of our designs. The original owner and CEO Eric Goetz passed away in 2006 at the age of 84 I would be happy to converse with anyone about Anacapri boats."

There is some information/photos around for powerboats but there is absolutely nothing anywhere about sailboats. The guy has title and it says it is a Anacapri 24 and there is a metal Anacapri logo on the side. Maybe this was a prototype or something?
 
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If you buy it... document everything here for us. From initial pics to the work you do. Rare boats are neat and might help somebody else in the future
 
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I am going to see what kind of deal I can make on Saturday. If i can get it cheap enough I think I am going to go for it. I love the large cockpit. After being on it, I really got the feeling I was on a much larger Chrysler 22.

Things I noticed already on the Erica on comparison to C22:

-It has a small flared fixed keel/skeg with a fully recessed swing keel contained within so keel is fully protected if you beach it. Picture is from beneath the stern and looking forward
-Much larger cockpit with tiller moved far aft (love the feel lof it)
-obviously much more headroom than the smaller boat.
 

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Well, I pulled the trigger. I now own what may be the last Anacapri sailboat surviving the salvage yard. This Erica 24 came with a lot of sails as you would expect and I was happy to find the logo so I can have it reproduced. There is a main with some life left in it, one of the jibs is just OK, but also a very very nice genoa. Bonus prize is a very nice spinnaker, including the pole thank goodness.

The owner was very reasonable given the cabin roof rot, and I am in it (so far lol) for $800 which isn't a bad starting point for a project boat I dont think. Now the fun , and the real money, begins! :)

Has anyone seen this logo before?
 

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I got 4 radial trailer tires (rated to 1800# load each) for this side of $283 so they were not too bad really. Other than the deck recore I have to reseal the keel. The boat has been on land since 2008 so it is good and dry. I think I am goign to rust convert and epoxy it. This was a freshwater boat or else it would have been a lot worse.

Bottom 1/2 of keel looks pretty good considering.
 

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There is nothing out there about this boat. This one seems pretty intact. The guy I bought it from is still sorting out the trailer registration but I am hopefully he will do so this weekend (he works for UPS and that shoots doing anything Monday - Friday so this has gone on longer than I had hoped).

I would like to see yours to compare how things are on that boat, and Ocala is right on I-75 - where I will be working on the boat is only maybe 5 miles east of the highway. Pictures are easy here use the paperclip icon and post as an attachment. Very interested in seeing your rudder assembly in particular.
 
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I'm about 95% sure from the pics you posted that there is one that'll se across the street from the vero beach municipal marina mooring dock. It kind of imediatley caught my eye. I will remember this thread and hopefully post a picture of it and maybe get some info from the owner. He was washing it and waxing it when I saw it so I'm guessing he takes care if it and what not. Might have some good poop to share regarding the design etc
 
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First challenge. They through-bolted the hardware instead of using screws. The nuts (assuming there are nuts) are hidden by the inner liner and are not accessible.

Has anyone ever seen a deck with multiple thickness of fiberglass? I am suspicious that is what I am looking at here. The curved sides between the top and the side of the deck are for sure 1/4" fiberglass as I was able to measure inside a hole. But the actual top of the deck where you walk I think deflects too easy to be 1/4" - and this is where you can hear wood cracking inside when you walk on it.
 
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BillOcala

I owned an erica 24 from 1980 to 2000. Enjoyed the heck out of it. However I poured a lot of work into it. Kept in a wet slip it developed blisters all over the underside. the epoxy co. advised me to remove all gel coat below the waterline, then 5 coats of epoxy and paint. Worked well. Deck had a soft spot under a stanchion, as you know it's balsa cored. Gave that the epoxy treatment with a series of small holes and a syringe. chainplate holes started to loosen, so I bored the holes oversize, filled with eopxy , redrilled and thru bolted with s.s. backing plates.Carefully modified rudder to kickup as our water in stuart is skinny.Found raising or lowering the mast not to difficult with another person and right rigging,. Ballast on this boat is 850 lbs. stub keel and centerboard. Pay attention to the cable on the board regarding replacement time, also ballast is epoxy cement with iron punchings. Boat was left unattended on shore during vacation, rainwater pooled in stern and started to swell ballast under the aft compartment in the cabin, causing me to cut the floor , remove the rusty ballast and repair.This boat will sail upwind closely. It was designed by eric goetz himself as a MORC, midget ocean racer, I never sailed it under,but can be overpowered in over 20.
 
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BillOcala

................. It was designed by eric goetz himself as a MORC, midget ocean racer, I never sailed it under,but can be overpowered in over 20..........
Could elaborate on this. Obviously this boat wasn't built in great numbers with mysterious origins. If you could shed some light on this it would be greatly appreciated.

rb
 
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Thank you so very much for sharing your experience with the boat! I am still going at it slowly but surely. I have much of the upper deck skin removed and I have cleaned out all of the rotten balsa. I am ready to beginning installing the new balsa core now. Of course now the weather is not so cooperative in the afternoons so I am restricted to weekends days (when I am not on call ) pretty much.

My rudder seems new - it is all wood carved into an airfoil shape. It has two hole, one in what would appear to be the pivot point, and another where I plan to use wood dowel break-away pins. Is that sort of what you did?

What size of outboard did you use?
 
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BillOcala,

My rudder was attached to the shaft with 2 horizontal holes. I had to notch the aft end at the top about 5x5 inches and just used 1 bolt so it would trip if grounded. I finally got an 8 hp. sailmaster suzuki. it had apretty large prop with shallow pitch,HEAVEN, I had complete control.Hang in with the repairs, sure you will enjoy the boat. best of luck. Bill
 
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That is next on my list. I bought one of those "Snake" cameras, but I couldn't tell enough externally to learn anything useful. If you find out anything about the mounting structure under the cockpit liner I would love any photos or info you find.

I would love any photos you have of your boat. Do you have a website or a blog for it yet?
 
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I'll take some better photos next time we're out.
This boat is in excellent shape. Bought in 1986 in South Florida, Biscayne Bay. Has been in fresh water since we moved to Virginia in 1990, and sailed regularly pretty much year round.
It was originally yellow topsides over black hull, when it chalked I repainted with white topsides/grey nonslip over black hull. Years past, whenever I saw one of these, they were always in colorful combinations.
The deck has remained tight, so no balsa decay there. I did have to repair and reinforce the transom around the motor mount.
Original companionway and forward hatches. It stays in the water, so I rarely raise the centerboard, but it has been getting gradually stickier for the last few years. I'll need to do something about that.
My trailer seems to be an exact copy of yours.
I consider this a rock solid little boat. I can singlehand with double reef main and my smallest jib, sometimes feeling barely under control, when no one else will leave the marina. With a long shaft the prop is deep enough to stay in the water in a short swell. In a mid breeze the fin keel guys can usually take me, but I can often push this boat harder than they can.
Never had any problems with attachments, chainplates, that didn't announce themselves as expected.
Anyway, I hope you get half the satisfaction out of your project. You'll deserve it after that much work.
 

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That is a pretty boat. Mine has had a lot harder life. I am very unhappy with the home built hatches the previous owner put on. If you could get good pictures of your hatches that would be a help as I attempt to replace them. I dont know if I will ever find that trapezoid shaped forward hatch though. I almost cut that one out and made a new opening (I might still have to go that way later).

I really like your stern railing too. That is also on my list.

I am still not sure about my rudder. I think mine is probably not original. How does yours attach? Mine just has two mounting holes on the top that mate with a stainless steel bracket. There is no easy way to raise it from inside the boat. Is yours the same way?

What winches did your boat come with? Someone removed the winches from this boat and covered up the screw holes. I assume it had winches at some point (has a genoa and a spinnaker in inventory) but if it did they did a good job covering up the holes.

It is good to learn there is at least 1 more operational Erika out there! We are the last ones I think!
 
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Here are a couple of images of the forward hatch. A trapezoid teak frame with plexi plate. I replaced the original hinges with standard hatch hinges from Jamestown Dist. Note the big rubber bumpers to keep the boys from dropping the hatch and destroying things.

The stern rail is homebrew. Formed with stainless rail and a standard conduit bender. I wanted it low enough to be a good backrest when lounging in the cockpit. It is easy to crawl into the transom area under the cockpit at the back of the boat to install backing blocks and thrubolts, so it is satisfying sturdy.

Rudder is original. It has two holes to match the two holes in the stainless rudderstock end. One for a stainless thrubolt and one for a wooden shear pin. Normally, I leave it this way so it won't fold in heavy weather. When I know I'm in shallow water, I remove the wooden pin and tighten the stainless bolt. That way it will kick up easy....and if really gunkholing I can stand on the motor mount, dip my foot under the rudder, and hinge it up manually if needed. I never needed to rig an uphaul for this.

Yes, simple single speed winches. Not really needed for most daysailing, I usually just use two camcleats on the cabin top for the working jib. In a breeze with the big genoa the winches are pretty necessary. I'll have to check the brand.

I'll be on the road for the next week or so, will take some detailed photos when I get back. I just painted the interior overhead with white enamel, it was old and stained, and I got a cool small kerosene lamp to hang. I've got full remote controls on the Johnson 9.9 sailmaster, which makes life easy, but need to service the cables for easy shifting. Mounted a small solar panel on the small aft deck, I often sail back into the slip so the motor never seems to run enough to keep the battery topped off.

Yes, there is always something to do. But usually just a little at a time and I can usually stay ahead and my wife doesn't holler. Hmmmm - Now, about that worn-out mainsail.....

I hope that once you get yours in shape, you can also get past the hole-in-the-water stage and have a good, solid boat.

I've considered replacing this boat many times over the years. But it is so tough and reliable, it performs plenty good for my taste, it has a huge cockpit and a generous cabin (due to the flush deck forward, like a chrysler 22, there is one in my marina, I can whup him), with the stub keel it sails with the board up (though it won't point as high). So I always talk myself out of it. One the boys are gone I may move up to a diesel inboard, but not yet.

Will post more photos when I get back. We're coming into the best sailing time here, cool days with warm sun and stiff fall breezes.
 

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