Ericson 25+ Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Ericson 25+ means looking at a Bruce King-designed cruiser built between 1978 and 1984, with 660 examples produced before the model left the line. At just over 25 feet on deck and 9 feet of beam, she is a solid 5,000-pound fiberglass boat — called trailerable but no lightweight weekender, and a step up in elbow room from the centerboard Mark I she replaced.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 25+ below decks sleeps five with a bow V-berth, two main-cabin settees, and a starboard aft quarterberth that reviewers singled out as the roomiest berth on the boat. A real enclosed standup head sits just aft of the bow cabin, and the L-shaped galley is portside at the companionway. Later production boats gained teak strip ceilings and veneered trunk sides, and some carry the optional starboard settee extension to a double. With an outboard rather than an inboard, the would-be inboard space becomes storage. The wide beam and relatively long waterline give the Mk II the elbow-room prize among her peers.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A short-handed setup is commonly fitted on these boats, which matters for a couple cruising without a full crew. Biminis and chartplotters are often seen additions, sensible for sun protection and navigation on extended coastal trips. Later-model boats already standardized two-speed Barient headsail winches, and the cockpit coamings were built with room to add secondary winches for spinnaker work or fit larger primaries. Engine choices vary widely — outboard, OMC or Volvo saildrive, or Yanmar inboard — all on a 20-gallon aluminum tank, so confirm which power package a specific boat carries.
What to Inspect
The stainless mast step looks fragile and the pivot cutaway for owner stepping greatly reduces the heel bearing surface, so examine the step and mast base closely anchor. The single cockpit scupper is only 1-1/2 inches and its strainer cuts effective area by over half, while the port locker is not well separated from the under-cockpit space anchor. Check that the icebox insulation exposed in that locker has not been crushed by stowed items, and confirm the companionway slides — which lift out with less than an inch of travel — are present and sound. Most through-hull hoses are double-clamped, but the icebox drain uses a single clamp.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. For a shopper, the checklist is straightforward: verify the mast step and bearing surface, test cockpit drainage and locker separation, confirm the engine type and tank condition, and look for later-boat upgrades like teak ceilings and two-speed winches. A well-kept 25+ offers a couple comfortable extended cruising in a remarkably roomy small package.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ericson 25+. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $2,000 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $5,000 | +150.0% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $2,200 | -56.0% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $5,900 | +168.2% |
| May 26 | 1 | $495 | -91.6% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $2,000 | +304.0% |
Where they're listed
Ericson 25+ listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 6.
Country view
6 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $4,050 | 6 | 2 | 100.0% |
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ericson 30+ | 29.92' | $ 19,446 | 12 | 1 |
| Ericson 28-2 | 28' | $ 16,800 | 9 | 2 |
| Ericson 29 | 28.58' | $ 12,500 | 7 | 3 |
| Ericson 25+You are here | — | $ 4,050 | 6 | 2 |