SKI-BREEZE
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 18.3 ft |
| Beam | 5.9 ft |
| Draft | 3.67 ft/ 1 ft min |
| Displacement | 750 lb |
About the SKI-BREEZE
Very early 'power/sail hybrid' from Sweden. The brainchild of Gusta Erikson. One unique feature is the twin rudders with the outboard mount in between. 2 piece mast for ease of stowing. (More information is being acquired) This from Sara Erikson, daughter of the designer: My father, Gusta (Gus) Erikson, designed and built the SkiBreeze, starting the production in 1957 and continuing until around 1965. The hulls were hand-made in our factory at Scandia Boatyard, Uddevalla, Sweden, and probably among the first fiberglass hulls to be built in Sweden. We had one of the first boats in this series and tested it for sailing, motoring and waterskiing - my father's ambition was to have it multi-functional, but I always felt it was at it's best under sail. We used to win sailing races all the time with it thanks to it's ability to plane and because we could raise the centerboard and get through shallow passages where other boats couldn't go. According to Jay Mixter a number were orinally imported to the US (100?). Drawings available at the Swedish Maritime Museum (Jac. Iversen Collection). Photo courtesy of Karl Vesterdahl.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the SKI-BREEZE yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 18.3ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SKI-BREEZEyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a SKI-BREEZE? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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