Inspection of the White Iris

Early Shots of the White Iris in Manitowoc

Inside the Cabin, Looking Aft

Inside the Cabin, Looking Forward

The White Iris Under Sail

BOAT SPECS

Name:  White Iris                                                     LOA:  31' 7"
Type:  Sailboat - Cruising                                          LWL:  24'
Builder:  Ericson                                                       Beam:  9' 8"
Model:  Ericson 32, Hull number 233                         Draft:  5' 4''
Designer:  Bruce King                                              Hull Material:  fiberglass
Year:  1972                                                             Weight:  8800 lbs.
Rig:  Sloop                                                              Ballast:  4000 lbs. lead
Engine:  30 HP Atomic 4                                          Tankage: Fuel - 22 Gal.
Sail Area:  452 sq. ft.                                                             Water - 20 Gal.
                                                                                            Waste - 5 Gal.

This is a classic, well-maintained boat with accommodations for up to six. The master stateroom is forward and sleeps two in a V-berth. The other sleeping accommodations include a dinette to port which sleeps two, a quarterberth to port aft which sleeps one, and a settee berth to starboard which sleeps one.  The vessel has a fully enclosed head, complete with vanity, sink and cabinet.  There is ample shelf and locker storage throughout the interior of the boat, with additional storage under the dinette seats and forward berth.  There is a large hanging cedar closet to starboard opposite the enclosed head.  The dinette is an offset U-shaped nook that seats four comfortably. The straight walkway from galley to forward V-berth and warm mahogany woodwork, along with slate blue cushions enhance the interior design.  The galley includes an icebox, two-burner alcohol stove, manual water system, microwave, enclosed cupboards, and cherry wood cabinets. Headroom:  6' 2.

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• Standard Horizon 50 Series Depth, Wind Indicator, and Speed
• Autohelm 1000 Autopilot
• Ritchie Pedestal Compass
• Raymarine RC70 Radar/Chartplotter with Raystar 120 GPS and 2KW radar dome
• C-Map Wide Series card for Great Lakes navigation
• Standard Titan VHF
• AM/FM/CD stereo, with cabin and cockpit speakers

Electrical System

• Two batteries with parallel switches
• 20 AMP automatic battery charger
• Shorepower, with cables
• 12-volt circuit panel with breakers

Deck and Hull

• Bow pulpit with rails
• Side stantions with lifelines
• Anchors:  Danforth 22 lb. with 20' of chain and 200' of rode
• Fenders and lines
• Lifesling and throwable horseshoe
• Navigation and spreader lights

Sails and Rigging

• Equipped for racing and cruising
• Aluminium deck-stepped spar
• Stainless wire standing rigging
• Eight winches
• Lazy-jacks (Easy Jack system)
• Manual boom vang
• Spinnaker and whisker poles
• Schaeffer mainsheet traveler
• All lines lead aft to cockpit, with two sets of 3 easy-lock clutches
• All rope halyards
• Sails:  Spinnakers (a tri-radial and a reaching 3/4 oz.) with spinnaker sock; custom club racing main sail, and six genoas (155, 130, working, storm, staysail, and drifter).

Mechanical Equipment

• Universal Atomic Four, rebuilt in 2000, with recently rebuilt generator, fuel pump, and water pump.
• Bilge pumps, both automatic and manual
• Bilge blower
• Electric, self-contained head
• Edson manual wheel steering
• Feathering Max prop
• PSS shaft seal

Other Features

• Steel and wood cradle
• VC17 bottom paint

Price:  price lowered to $16,000 July 2012
Inquiries: ahagenjr@msn.com or 262-646-2013

Frankfort, Michigan