Ericson 36 C Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Ericson 36C — also called the Ericson 36 Cutter — means chasing a Bruce King design from the mid-seventies with fewer than 100 hulls ever built. That scarcity shapes the entire search: these are not common boats, and the ones that surface tend to reflect a life of cruising rather than racing. Understanding the layouts and upgrades that appear most often will help a buyer judge a specific listing on its merits.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common configuration afloat, though both layout types do turn up. Ex-charter examples are a common sight, which means a buyer should expect some boats to show the wear and simplified systems of fleet use. The 36C's beamy hull — roomier than 76 percent of comparable designs by length-to-beam ratio — gives those cabins a livable feel that survives into the used market.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, solar panels, a bimini, dinghy davits, a chartplotter, radar, and autopilot are commonly fitted, forming the baseline modern cruising package. Often-seen additions include teak decks, AIS, a watermaker, an inverter, a dodger, a cockpit shower, and a short-handed sail-handling setup. Less common owner upgrades run to a wind generator or an asymmetric spinnaker. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster — solar, inverter, sometimes a wind generator — determines how independently the boat can sit at anchor, while the canvas-and-handling cluster of bimini, dodger, and short-handed rigging speaks to solo or couple cruising comfort.
What to Inspect
The 36C was built with different keel alternatives, so confirm which keel a specific hull carries and whether any retrofit or repair history accompanies it. The fiberglass hull and rigging dimensions — halyards near 99 feet, sheets from 36 to 90 feet — give a baseline for wear checks on terminals and deck penetrations.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats appear in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, and Mexico, matching the cruising grounds where a comfortable cutter tends to migrate. For a shopper, the checklist is short and sourced: verify the keel configuration, inspect rigging against the known lengths, and factor in ex-charter history where present. A 36C in sound condition is a roomy, comfort-oriented cruiser with limited production numbers that reward patient searching.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ericson 36 C. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $22,000 | — |
| Feb 26 | 5 | $48,000 | +118.2% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $9,900 | -79.4% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $36,000 | +263.6% |
| May 26 | 1 | $27,500 | -23.6% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $36,000 | +30.9% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $23,500 | -34.7% |
Where they're listed
Ericson 36 C listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 10 (76.9%), followed by US Virgin Islands and Bahamas.
Country view
13 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $29,900 | 10 | 1 | 76.9% |
| US Virgin Islands | $36,000 | 2 | 0 | 15.4% |
| Bahamas | $48,000 | 1 | 0 | 7.7% |
Comparable models
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7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS 36 | 36.5' | $ 35,127 | 34 | 13 |
| Cape Dory 36 | 36.12' | $ 57,250 | 31 | 10 |
| Pearson 36 | 36.56' | $ 28,000 | 17 | 7 |
| Bowman 36 | 36' | $ 37,758 | 15 | 2 |
| Ericson 36 CYou are here | — | $ 35,000 | 13 | 1 |
| Cape George 36 | 36' | $ 112,250 | 12 | 5 |
| Ericson 36 | 35.58' | $ 23,700 | 8 | 1 |