Ericson 32 3 for sale in Luperon, Dominican Republic

STILL CRAZY is a customized 1987 Ericson 32-3 shoal draft sloop, built for adventure and self-sufficiency. Designed for comfortable, safe, and easy cruising, she’s perfect for exploring the Florida Keys, Bahamas, and Caribbean. Purpose-built for off-grid living, she’s ready to take on weeks of island hopping from one remote anchorage to the next.

Boat Overview

STILL CRAZY is a customized 1988 Ericson 32-3 shoal draft sloop, built for adventure and self-sufficiency. Designed for comfortable, safe, and easy cruising, she’s perfect for exploring the Florida Keys, Bahamas, and Caribbean. Purpose-built for off-grid living, she’s ready to take on weeks of island hopping from one remote anchorage to the next.

Equipped with everything needed for independent cruising—plenty of solar power, a watermaker, inverter, dive compressor, fridge/freezer, Starlink, and a large lithium house bank. Proven as a reliable and seaworthy vessel, she has successfully sailed from the Texas Gulf Coast to the north coast of the Dominican Republic, where she now resides.

For those seeking the freedom to explore remote places while living simply, STILL CRAZY is a capable island-hopper with the range for extended cruising and multi-day offshore passages when properly prepared.

Currently located in Luperón, Dominican Republic—an easy and affordable place to visit in a safe and welcoming part of the Caribbean. Ready to set sail and take on the next adventure.

ENGINE INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Universal
• Model: M25
• Year: 1988
• Horsepower: 25
• Engine Type: Inboard
• Engine Cycle: 3
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Propeller Type: 3-blade fixed
• Propeller Material: Bronze
• Engine Hours (Port): 1700

EXTRA ENGINE INFORMATION

• Engine Alarms: No
• Fuel Filter: Yes
• Emergency Stop: No
• Raw Water Sea Strainer: Yes
• Fresh Water Cooling: Yes
• Fuel Shut Off: Yes
• Engine Room Fire Extinguishing: No
• Lube Oil Storage and Transfer System: Yes

DINGHY AND OUTBOARD ENGINE

Dinghy

• Make: Takacat
• Model: 300LX
• Year: 2021
• Value: $2000
• Hull or Serial #: TAATA030C121
• State Title #: B
• State Registration #: TX-4966-KR
• Length: 8 ft
• Beam: 4 ft
• (service manual, spares & extra prop included)
• Two 5G outboard fuel tanks.
• 12V dinghy inflator pump

Dinghy Engine

• Make: Honda
• Model: 5hp
• Serial #: BADC1019328
• Weight: 55 lbs

INTERIOR COMFORTS AND AMENITIES

• Refrigeration: Dometic CU-100
• Freezer: Dometic CU-100
• Stove and Oven: Galley Made (LPG converted from alcohol)
• Propane Shut Off Valve: Yes
• Vented Propane Locker: Yes
• Propane Tanks: 1
• Coffeemaker: Yes
• Watermaker: Yes. Custom 40G/hr watermaker w/ 3-stage pre-filter & control panel
• Water System: Yes
• Air Conditioner: Dometic 16,000 BTU
• First Aid Kit: Yes
• Macerator pump for black-water tank offshore evacuation
• New Jabsco (toilet) gasket kit in 2025.
• Holding tank level sensor.
• Two 20G diesel tanks w/ fuel levels on chartplotter
• Two water holding tanks. Can be deck filled or filled by the watermaker.
• Headroom (Min/Max): 5' 11"
• Length of Bunks (Min/Max): 6/7 ft
• Custom 6” V-berth mattress w/ sheets (very comfortable)
• Dimmable LED cabin lighting + engine compartment LEDs
• Three quiet Sirocco fans (main cabin & forward berth)
• Small induction cooktop
• Two Lewmar hatches (2019) + new portlights (2025)
• Custom bimini
• New cabin cushions throughout.
• Macerator pump for black-water tank offshore evacuation
• New Jabsco (toilet) gasket kit in 2025.
• Holding tank level sensor.
• Two 20G diesel tanks w/ fuel levels on chartplotter
• Two water holding tanks. Can be deck filled or filled by the watermaker.

ELECTRONICS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

• Autopilot: B&G NAC-2 with Jeffa type 1 direct drive
• Primary Chart Plotter: B&G Vulcan 9" w/ Caribbean Navionics SD card
• Primary GPS: B&G Vulcan 9"
• Secondary GPS: em-Trak B951 AIS transponder
• Satellite Communication: Starlink
• Depth Sounder: Airmar DST 810 transducer w/ Bluetooth an NMEA
• Speed and Distance: Airmar DST 810
• Logs: Yacht Devices YDWG WiFi/NMEA 2000 gateway
• Primary VHF Radio: Standard Horizon Explorer w/ NMEA & cockpit handset
• Secondary VHF Radio: Standard Horizon HX210
• Direction Finder: B&G Precision-9 Compass
• Wind Direction: B&G WS310 wireless
• Wind Speed Indicator: B&G WS310 wireless
• Compass: Ritchie
• Stereo Speakers: W-KING Bluetooth
• AIS Receiver: em-Trak B951 AIS transponder w/ VHF splitter (switch-controlled TX function)
• Additional Information:
• Starlink w/ custom DC-DC converter (<30W draw) + custom transom mount
• GLI.net wifi router (connects chartplotter, NMEA 2000, phones & PCs)
• Bow camera (wifi-enabled for anchor setting/retrieval and below-deck watches)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• Direct Current System Voltage: 12V
• Alternating Current Power System Voltage: 120V AC
• Batteries
• Type: Lithium Iron Phosphate
• House: 600AH
• Engine: AGM Starter Battery
• Windlass: Powered from House Battery

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Inverter: AIMS 2500W Low frequency Power Inverter Charger with Transfer Switch (powers A/C, watermaker, tools & more)
• Battery Charger: AIMS 2500W Power Inverter Charger with Transfer Switch
• Shore Power Cord: 50ft, 30A
• Battery Monitor: Victron BMV-700 w/Bluetooth
• Alternator: Balmar 100A w/Regulator
• 600Ah lithium house bank w/ high-current fuses & breakers
• Four solar panels: 2x 200W (bimini-mounted) + 2x 100W (adjustable on pushpit rails)
• Two Victron solar charge controllers + battery monitor w/ Bluetooth
• Balmar 100A alternator w/ smart regulator, thermal protection, open-circuit protection
• Victron charger for AGM starter battery (charges from house, solar, alternator, or shore automatically)
• Lithium balancer device to monitor and maintain lithium batteries.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

• Manual Bilge Pumps: 1
• Electric Bilge Pumps: 2
• Steering Type: Wheel/Cables
• Fire Extinguishers: 2 - Kiddie Type B:C
• Bilge Blowers: 2
• Propeller: Fixed three-blade, bronze
• Additional Information
• 2025 PRM60 Transmission (can safely freewheel under sail)
• 2025 Engine Mounts
• 2025 Damper Plate
• 2025 Engine Valve Adjustment
• Jefa Type 1 direct-drive steering (rock-solid)
• New prop shaft alignment & bottom job (2025)
• Reliable 25hp Universal M25 3-cylinder diesel with valve service in 2025
• Fuel: Two 20G diesel tanks (40G total) + four 5G jerry cans + two 5G gas cans (outboard)

DECK AND COCKPIT EQUIPMENT

• Primary: Mantus 32 lbs (110ft chain 1/4" high test, 200ft rode)
• Secondary: Mantus 45 lbs (110ft chain 1/4" high test, 200ft rode)
• Dinghy: 5 lbs (50ft rode)
• Spare: FX-11 (4ft chain, 100ft rode)
• Anchor Windlass: Maxwell RC 8-6 w/ foot controls + two remotes
• Bow Anchor Rollers: 1
• Bimini Top: 6' Headroom
• Fenders and Dock Lines: 5 - 4x50ft primary nylon dock lines, many braided spares
• Bow Pulpit and Rails: Yes
• Swim Ladder: Yes
• Side Stanchions and Lifelines: Yes
• Life Raft: 4-man Halo Coastal
• Navigation Lights: Yes
• Two mounted fire extinguishers plus old spare.
• Four West Marine life preservers + one inshore & one offshore auto-inflating PFD w/ tether rings
• Jacklines (both sides) w/ spare strap
• Lifesling man-overboard recovery line
• 120V emergency high-volume sump pump (inverter-powered)
• Bilge alarm installed in 2025
• Three bilge pumps, two new in 2022
• 25’ snubber w/ Mantus chain hook & dual rubber snubbers
• 15’ Paratech sea anchor w/ rode & recovery buoy

SAILS AND RIGGING

• Masts and Rigging:
• Main Mast: Aluminum
• Roller Furling for Genoa: Harken
• Mainsheet Traveler: Schaeffer
• Whisker Pole: Aluminum
• Standing Rigging: Stainless
• Chain Plates: Stainless, Inspectable
• 2020 all new standing rigging, halyards, lifelines & mast-mounted whisker pole
• Standing rigging professionally inspected in 2025
• Winches:
• Mast: Harken staysail winch
• Cockpit: Barient 17, 21
• Other: 2 - Lewmar 45 and a Barient 10
• Sails:
• Main: 2017 UK Sails, 3 reefs
• Jib: 2017 UK Sails, 3 reefs, 120% radial cut
• Staysail: 2023 UK Sails w/ detachable stay, Shaffer quick-release lever & running backstays (for high wind sailing)
• Additional:
• Sailrite sail repair kit

Maintenance & Upgrades:

• New rudder and post in 2023 (original rudder failed due to crevice corrosion). Manufactured by Foss Foam in Florida–identical shape/size as stock rudder.
• New cockpit drain hoses, engine control cables & portlights (2025)
• New engine compartment ventilation ducts and fans and lighting
• New engine heat exchanger in 2020.
• 150’ climbing line w/ block, GriGri & bosun chair (3:1 solo mast ascent)
• Many hand tools with toolbag to address a wide range of maintenance and repair challenges while at sea or in remote places.
• Grinder with many grinding and cutting disks or heavy work that might be required. Easily runs off the inverter.
• Many engine replacement parts, fluids, screws, bolts, electrical connectors, wires, etc.
• High-power soldering gun for repairs and line work.
• Enough Interlux non-skid deck paint to cover the lower deck.

SCUBA:

• Mantus SCUBA compressor (2025 update kit) w/ filters & spares
• Aluminum 80 SCUBA tank with 20’ hose & regulator (perfect for bottom cleaning and clearing the prop/rudder)

Available for Co Brokerage

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.