Fuji 32 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Fuji 32 means looking at a 1976-onward Clair Oberly ketch from Fuji Yachts, a solid-fiberglass 31-foot-6-inch cruiser with a long shoal keel. She is a heavy, steady boat with a complete original documentation set, which matters more than usual when you are evaluating a decades-old listing. The known points below come from the design record and reviewer notes; the rest is what you are likely to find fitted.
Layouts on the Used Market
Expect the standard Fuji 32 interior as drawn in the builder's plan set. The boat's 13,115-pound displacement and 4,635-pound iron ballast sit under a solid fiberglass deck, and her holding tank, bilge, fresh water, and diesel piping runs all follow the original system plans — a real advantage when tracing a mystery hose or pump on a viewing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used Fuji 32s commonly carry a heating system, solar panels, lithium batteries, a bimini, AIS, a chartplotter, a life raft, and circumnavigation-grade rigging. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster — solar with lithium banks and cabin heat — determines whether she is ready for extended anchoring or still needs a rewire. The navigation cluster of AIS and chartplotter, plus the canvas of a bimini, speaks to how much offshore or liveaboard use the prior owner invested in; a life raft and serious rigging imply the same and deserve a close look at certification dates.
What to Inspect
The one design caveat on the used boat is the shoal-draft hull's ballast margin. A reviewer suggested that because of the shallow keel, adding a bit more ballast would be worth considering if an ocean voyage was planned. On a specific hull, check whether any prior owner added ballast or modified the keel, and confirm the iron ballast's condition for corrosion at the hull joint. A boat presented as ocean-ready without that discussion deserves a surveyor's note on ballast-and-draft suitability before you commit.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Before you sign:
- Verify the original system plans match the installed plumbing and wiring
- Confirm iron ballast shows no active corrosion at the hull seam
- Test the heating, solar, and lithium systems under load
- Check life raft and circumnavigation rigging for current certification
- Assess shoal-keel ballast margin against your offshore intentions
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Fuji 32. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $65,000 | — |
| May 26 | 1 | $64,641 | -0.6% |
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3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Packet 32 | 35' | $ 64,900 | 40 | 3 |
| Morgan Yachts 32 | 31.92' | $ 27,109 | 7 | 0 |
| Fuji 32You are here | — | $ 64,820 | 2 | 0 |