[1][3] A tall rig was also available, with a mast about 2.5 ft (0.76 m) taller, intended for areas with lighter winds.
[1] The boat is normally fitted with a small inboard engine or a 6 to 10 hp (4 to 7 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
Cabin headroom is 66 in (170 cm) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 9 U.S. gallons (34 L; 7.5 imp gal).
The Ericson 25 Mk I ... is well-finished and nicely laid out for comfortable alongshore cruising, She is also designed to race, with testing done in the Davidson Laboratory at Stevens Institute and a hull rated as a quarter-tonner.
Her sales brochure touts her easy trailerability, and shows a photo of the boat on a four-wheel trailer, her 7,700 pounds of load towed by a Cadillac sedan—something that today no ordinary car, including a Cadillac, could come close to doing.