Artekno H-35 Buyer's Guide
The Artekno H-35 is a 35-foot Finnish fractional-sloop cruiser-racer designed by Hans Groop and built by Artekno OY, with around 280 completed. On the brokerage market it appears across several national contexts and rewards a buyer who understands its balsa-cored deck and modest tankage before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every H-35 shares the same fundamental plan: a teak interior with five berths, a galley, and a toilet, built over a hand-laid fiberglass hull and a balsa-cored deck. The deck sandwich is a defining trait of the model rather than a variant, and it shapes the cabin feel by insulating against cold water and cutting condensation. Tankage is uniform and small — 60 liters of fresh water and a 30-liter steel fuel tank — so layout differences between boats are minor and driven by owner updates rather than factory permutations.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A spinnaker and an autopilot are commonly fitted, and a heating system is often seen, all of which suit the boat's cold-water Scandinavian roots. Solar panels and a gennaker show up as less frequent owner upgrades. For a shopper, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — heating and sometimes solar speak to how the boat was used — and sail handling, where a spinnaker or gennaker indicates a sailor who raced or cruised light-air venues. The inboard Yanmar diesel, typically the YS8M or an 8-horsepower unit on shaft drive, is the standard propulsion you should expect to survey.
What to Inspect
The one structural concern is the balsa-cored deck. Because balsa is the sandwich core, any drilling through the laminate must be sealed to stop water reaching the core and causing rot. On a used boat, pay close attention to winch bolts, stanchion bases, and any added hardware where the gelcoat has been drilled, and sound the deck for softness around those fittings.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, and the United States. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm the deck core is dry around all penetrations, verify the Yanmar installation and shaft drive, and accept the limited 60-liter water and 30-liter fuel envelope as a design constant rather than a defect.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Artekno H-35. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 9 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $14,500 | — |
| Sep 25 | 9 | $11,863 | -18.2% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $17,357 | +46.3% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $8,103 | -53.3% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $17,638 | +117.7% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $8,306 | -52.9% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $3,483 | -58.1% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $12,483 | +258.4% |
| Aug 26 | 3 | $9,032 | -27.6% |
Where they're listed
Artekno H-35 listings appear across 5 countries. Germany has the most listings with 7 (43.8%), followed by Switzerland and Austria.
Country view
16 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $9,407 | 7 | 2 | 43.8% |
| Switzerland | $7,506 | 6 | 1 | 37.5% |
| Austria | $12,878 | 1 | 0 | 6.3% |
| Belgium | $6,719 | 1 | 0 | 6.3% |
| Sweden | $9,032 | 1 | 1 | 6.3% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artekno H-35You are here | — | $ 8,716 | 16 | 4 |
| X-Yachts X-35 | 34.81' | $ 99,773 | 12 | 6 |
| Scanmar 35 | 35.1' | $ 38,000 | 10 | 4 |
| Maestro 35 | 35.27' | $ 69,431 | 6 | 6 |
| Saga 35 | 36.5' | $ 128,500 | 6 | 1 |
| Helmsman 35 | 34.52' | $ 37,543 | 5 | 1 |
| Baltic 35 | 34.83' | $ 65,612 | 3 | 0 |