Hi Everyone! Thank you very much for the information, or I realized that the waterline beam on my 25+ Ericson is really about 12" less on the waterline. So the capsize ratio or Coast Guard measurements are really????? I saw a great Bimini or some structured canvas thing that blocked the sun on one of the boats on this cite. If anyone has any idea how I could buy, or should I say, where I could buy a bimini for my Ericson 25+ please let me know. Thanks alot! Oh, we finally got it in the water yesterday, the 12th of June and now we're ready to go! Richard