Seller's Description
Excellent overall condition, with MANY non-OEM additional features and recent upgrades. One of the nicest 32-3s you will find. very motivated to sell in spring 2025 (planning to buy a different type of boat to better suit new sailing plans. Photos are here: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-ericson-32-3-9659656/
Equipment: All photos are here: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1985-ericson-32-3-9659656/ electric Maxwell windlass; Vulcan 33lb anchor, 175’ chain, 200’ 8-plait nylon rode (all 3 new in 2024); removable inner forestay, with running backstays, and staysail/storm jib (all 3 new in 2024 and unused; with additional mast-mounted winches (Spinlock jammers to manage staysail stay and halyard); new heavy duty mainsail (used less than 4 hours) with triple stitching, 3 reefs and over-the-top dyneema leech line; heavy duty telescoping spinnaker/jib pole; full cockpit Bimini with side flaps and removable soft dodger; Gerhauer outboard engine hoist; Sailomat800 windvane (optional - by negotiation); cockpit cushions, and teak fold-down table and drink holder; Electronics & navigation - Cortex Vesper AIS and B&G chartplotter (new in 2024), and windspeed, direction and water depth gauges; 200W solar panels on custom arch, with Vectron controller; 2 new AGM batteries with Vectron monitor new in 2024; additional 2022 backup AGM battery; all lights on boat are LED; Horizon VHF; cabin cushions in very good condition; 2 low-wattage multidirectional cabin fans; icebox (AC/DC fridge-freezer optional); Force10 2-burner propane stove and oven - used less that 100 hours ; newly varnished cabin sole; new glow plugs and injectors, and new bottom paint in Oct2024. … SO many more upgrades.
Specs
- Designer
- Bruce King
- Builders
- Ericson Yachts
- Pacific Seacraft
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 32′ 6″ / 9.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 25′ 9″ / 7.9 m
- Beam
- 10′ 9″ / 3.3 m
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 9,800 lb / 4,445 kg
- Ballast
- 4,200 lb / 1,905 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 497′² / 46.2 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 497′² / 46.2 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 207′² / 19.2 m²
- P
- 35′ 11″ / 11 m
- E
- 11′ 6″ / 3.5 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 290′² / 26.9 m²
- I
- 41′ 11″ / 12.8 m
- J
- 13′ 9″ / 4.2 m
- Forestay Length
- 44′ 2″ / 13.5 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Universal
- Model
- ?
- HP
- 21
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 22 gal / 83 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 33 gal / 125 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 3
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.5 kn
Classic: 6.81 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.4
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
42.9
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
254.1
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
22.6
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Renamed ERICSON 333. (1996?)
Shoal keel:4.33’
Wing keel:4.42’
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