Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 Buyer's Guide
Shopping for a used Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 means considering a Bruce Bingham design from 1971 that Pacific Seacraft built from 1978 to 1998, with earlier Nor’Star and owner-kit hulls also around. About 400 were completed in all. The boat’s 6,000 lb displacement and 1,800 lb ballast make her a serious little offshore candidate, but the used fleet spans pre- and post-1983 deck molds, which matters more than cosmetics when you inspect.
Layouts on the Used Market
The key split is the 1983 deck tooling change. Pre-1983 Flickas have no enclosed head and no sleeping privacy, and they lack any forward cockpit coaming or step-up sill, a layout fault Practical Sailor judged un-seamanlike anchor. Boats built after that year carry the new deck mold with a bridgedeck added. All use a molded hull liner tab-bonded in place, and a removable cockpit sole section gives strong engine access regardless of year.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used Flickas often carry solar panels and autopilots as standard cruising additions. Less commonly, buyers will find an inverter, a spinnaker, AIS, a chartplotter, or a short-handed sail-handling setup as owner upgrades. None of these change the structural picture, but a short-handed setup and autopilot matter on a 20-foot boat sailed solo or double-handed.
What to Inspect
The most important check is whether the boat is pre- or post-1983, because the absence of a bridgedeck on early boats is a flooding risk in a seaway. Confirm the encapsulated lead ballast shows no hull damage from prior groundings, since the 1,750 lb casting inside the molded hull risks greater structural harm than exposed ballast would in a hard strike. Verify the seacocks on all through-hulls are present and the external chainplates are undamaged, as these are exposed.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Flickas typically appear on the used market in the United States and Australia. For a buyer, the checklist is brief: confirm 1983-or-later deck for bridgedeck and head; inspect encapsulated ballast for grounding damage; check external chainplates and seacocks; note solar and autopilot as common, other electronics as upgrades.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $39,000 | +95.0% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $30,000 | -23.1% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $28,325 | -5.6% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $27,650 | -2.4% |
| Feb 26 | 2 | $19,900 | -28.0% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $19,500 | -2.0% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $23,575 | +20.9% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $1,009,878 | +4183.7% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $35,000 | -96.5% |
Where they're listed
Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 16 (94.1%), followed by Australia.
Country view
17 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $27,650 | 16 | 2 | 94.1% |
| Australia | $29,732 | 1 | 1 | 5.9% |