grovechurchill
New Member
Hey Everyone,
Been looking to buy for years finally found a little '88 Ericson 32-3 that's in mediocre shape and I just wanted some advice. Everyone says to make your first boat not a project boat and I'm trying to determine if this counts: she's listed mid 20s and I'm getting her for 18.5K. She's pretty minimal- has a handsome teak and holly interior, but she obviously hasn't been used much recently. Survey says small Catalina smile which scares me, she needs a coat of paint, a heavy clean, and all port lights need replacing (cracked lexan and leaking around the bedding, wood around the port lights needs refinishing) and on top of it all there are minor blisters and what appears to be a small hole where the mast goes through the deck thats been taped over - surveyor didn't note I just saw it on third visit today. I haven't taken her out yet for test sail to look at sail condition. Lines look ok - may need to be replaced. Life lines definitely do.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]My question is this: should I buy this boat? I just need something to get my sea legs - start making trips to the channel islands, catalina, san diego and santa barbara. This is for a week or coastal cruising trips tops. I don't particularly like Catalinas, but I found one listed at 22.5K thats in pretty sweet condition replete with paddle boards and snorkling gear, dodger, all the canvas covers you could ever want - should I just get that instead. Or should I wait around for that perfect ericson?
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I don't have pictures of the problems with the boat, but if you want to see her listing pictures she can be found here: http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1988/Ericson-32-3-2962749/San-Pedro/CA/United-States#.V-cAgGWFhpo
Thanks guys!
Been looking to buy for years finally found a little '88 Ericson 32-3 that's in mediocre shape and I just wanted some advice. Everyone says to make your first boat not a project boat and I'm trying to determine if this counts: she's listed mid 20s and I'm getting her for 18.5K. She's pretty minimal- has a handsome teak and holly interior, but she obviously hasn't been used much recently. Survey says small Catalina smile which scares me, she needs a coat of paint, a heavy clean, and all port lights need replacing (cracked lexan and leaking around the bedding, wood around the port lights needs refinishing) and on top of it all there are minor blisters and what appears to be a small hole where the mast goes through the deck thats been taped over - surveyor didn't note I just saw it on third visit today. I haven't taken her out yet for test sail to look at sail condition. Lines look ok - may need to be replaced. Life lines definitely do.
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]My question is this: should I buy this boat? I just need something to get my sea legs - start making trips to the channel islands, catalina, san diego and santa barbara. This is for a week or coastal cruising trips tops. I don't particularly like Catalinas, but I found one listed at 22.5K thats in pretty sweet condition replete with paddle boards and snorkling gear, dodger, all the canvas covers you could ever want - should I just get that instead. Or should I wait around for that perfect ericson?
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I don't have pictures of the problems with the boat, but if you want to see her listing pictures she can be found here: http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1988/Ericson-32-3-2962749/San-Pedro/CA/United-States#.V-cAgGWFhpo
Thanks guys!