Amel Fango Buyer's Guide
Shopping for an used Amel Fango means finding a boat that barely exists in numbers: only thirty were built from 1985, and the wind-and-island naming places her before post-2005 numeric models. She is a 33-foot masthead sloop, solid fiberglass hull, fin keel, single 28 hp Volvo Penta diesel. Any purchase is a search for a specific, scarce coastal cruiser rather than a commoditized production boat.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Fango is a 32-foot-10-inch hull, 11-foot-15-inch beam, fin keel drawing 5.25 to 5.55 feet loaded. Her 300-liter water and 45-gallon diesel describe a compact cruiser wired for short offsets rather than liveaboard volumes. The 40 percent ballast ratio and 257 D/L suggest a stiff, moderate boat whose accommodations were secondary to seakeeping in the design brief.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
In France where these typically appear, a Fango commonly carries watermaker, solar, lithium, inverter for self-sufficient cruising. Furling main, electric winches, bimini, dodger, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, Starlink, EPIRB, life raft are also common. The power-and-energy cluster determines whether the boat is ready for extended anchoring or needs an electrical rebuild. The navigation and safety cluster turns an 1980s hull into a modern passage-maker. Canvas and winches reduce crew workload on the manual rig.
What to Inspect
The hull is solid fiberglass, fin keel, wetted surface about 31 square meters. Immersion near 1,039 pounds per inch shows load easily on the waterline. The capsize screening value of 2.00, indicating she would not be accepted to participate in ocean races, points to coastal-use wear: rigging fatigue, furling gear, deck hardware. The 12 mm sheet spec benchmarks original rigging condition.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in France. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm the hull number against the thirty-boat run, survey the solid fiberglass hull and iron ballast, verify the Volvo Penta history, and assess whether the commonly fitted lithium-solar-watermaker suite meets your plan. The Fango rewards a buyer wanting a rare, modestly proportioned Amel without the volume of larger sisters.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Amel Fango. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $75,000 | — |
| May 26 | 1 | $89,166 | +18.9% |
Where they're listed
Amel Fango listings appear across 1 country. France has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | $89,166 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cabo Rico 34 | 37' | $ 89,000 | 8 | 1 |
| Amel FangoYou are here | — | $ 89,165 | 1 | 0 |