Ericson 32-200 Buyer's Guide
The Ericson 32-200 on the used market is a late-eighties Bruce King design from Ericson Yachts, a fiberglass masthead sloop whose documented strengths are volume, ballast stability, and a precise rig spec sheet. Shopping one means weighing those measured traits against the boat's class limits and the equipment profiles typical of surviving examples.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 32-200 was built with a fin keel and a fiberglass hull, and its length-to-beam ratio of 3.00 places it among the more spacious 32-foot cruisers of its generation. Documented tankage runs to 114 liters of fresh water and 83 liters of fuel, and the boat may carry an inboard Universal M25XP diesel. The source material records no alternative layout variant for this model.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the brokerage market, a dodger and autopilot are commonly fitted to these boats. Often-seen additions include solar panels, lithium batteries, an inverter, bimini, swim platform, AIS, and a life raft. Air conditioning appears only as a less-common owner upgrade. The rig itself is fully specified in the record — all halyards at 28.7 meters and 10 mm, working sheets at 12 mm — which makes re-rigging or line replacement a straightforward parts exercise rather than a measuring guess.
What to Inspect
The available documentation carries no structural defect list for the 32-200, but two measured limits deserve a buyer's attention. The capsize screening value of 2.02 means the design would not be accepted to participate in ocean races, a class boundary rather than a damage item. The load-dependent draft of 1.84 to 1.94 meters and the immersion rate of about 174 kg/cm (974 lbs/inch) are documented facts that make overloading a calculable risk; inspect any added tankage, ballast, or gear against that immersion figure. The Universal M25XP is the named inboard option and should be verified as present and serviced where fitted.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Ericson 32-200 are the United States. For a shopper, the takeaway is a checklist: confirm the masthead rig and 46.1 m2 sail area against the slightly underrigged class norm; verify the 43% ballast ratio and 3.00 beam ratio as documented volume and stability strengths; check the capsize screen and comfort ratio as limits; and validate any commonly fitted dodger or autopilot plus often-seen lithium or solar upgrades as condition items rather than factory standards.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ericson 32-200. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $ 12,999 | — |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $ 22,400 | +72.3% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $ 17,700 | -21.0% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $ 12,999 | -26.6% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $ 12,953 | -0.4% |
Where they're listed
Ericson 32-200 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 8.
Country view
8 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 12,999 | 8 | 3 | 100.0% |
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