Sun Tracker Party Cruiser For Sale

The Sun Tracker Party Cruiser 32 is a trailerable pontoon houseboat built across the early-to-mid 2000s, combining open pontoon lounging up front with a small enclosed, climate-controlled cabin amidships and a covered rear deck. Often described as half pontoon, half houseboat, it suits buyers who want to stay overnight or spend a weekend on the water without committing to a full cruiser. The Party Cruiser 32 measures roughly 32 feet along the pontoons with a length overall closer to 34 feet, an 8.5-foot beam, about 10 feet of bridge clearance from the waterline to the roof, and a dry weight near 5,060 pounds. It rides on aluminum pontoons measured at roughly 26 to 27 inches in diameter and carries a passenger rating of 15.

Most Sun Tracker Party Cruiser 32 examples are powered by a 3.0-liter MerCruiser four-cylinder inboard/outboard with an Alpha One stern drive and power tilt and trim, fed by a fuel tank of about 27 to 30 gallons. The single engine sits under a rear deck hatch, which is also why these boats carry a bilge pump uncommon on standard pontoons. Handling is straightforward in calm water, though the tall cabin can catch wind like a sail and make docking with one drive more demanding. Some boats have been repowered or upgraded; one Regency Edition example carries a 2021 150-horsepower Mercury Pro XS four-stroke outboard with SeaStar hydraulic steering.

The helm is fitted with a tilt steering wheel and full instrumentation: tachometer, oil pressure, engine water temperature, fuel gauge, drive trim indicator, and an integrated Richie compass. Electronics vary by boat and have included Lowrance, Humminbird and Garmin units, among them a Garmin GPSMAP 535s combination chart plotter and fish finder with GPS speed readout. Navigation lights, docking lights, courtesy lights, blower and horn are standard, along with a 12-volt outlet and Marine stereo systems from Jensen, Fusion and others driving four speakers split between the cabin and the bow.

The deck layout centers on a front lounge with bench seats that slide toward the middle to form a large sun lounge, a removable lounge table, cup holders and storage beneath the hinged seats. Three entry gates open at the bow and on the port and starboard sides, several wide enough to pass a large cooler through. The Sun Tracker Party Cruiser 32 Regency Edition added upgrades such as luxury vinyl beach-weave flooring, while the deck itself on signature and early-2000s boats is all-aluminum rather than the marine plywood used on lower trims. A ladder leads to an upper sun deck, and a magma or Springfield gas grill is often mounted at the bow.

Inside the cabin, convertible sofas and dinettes drop into berths around six feet long and roughly 45 inches wide, served by a Duo-Therm Brisk Air roof air conditioner, sometimes with optional heat strips, or an upgraded 15,000 BTU heating-and-cooling unit. The galley includes a stainless sink, microwave, a 12-volt or 110-volt refrigerator, and a dual-burner alcohol/electric stove, with an enclosed head holding a shower and porta-potty. Fresh and gray water tanks are split between fixtures, and some boats add a 50-gallon rooftop fresh water tank and a generator. When shopping a Sun Tracker Party Cruiser 32 for sale, including listings on Craigslist, confirm whether a matching trailer is included, since 32-foot pontoon trailers are scarce; clean examples have ranged around $16,000, with project boats selling for roughly half.