Beneteau 36.7 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Beneteau First 36.7 means buying into a Farr-designed racer-cruiser with a family-cruiser interior, introduced for the 2002 season and descended from the Farr-designed First 40.7. The boat’s appeal on the brokerage market rests on its beamy fractional-rig platform and a belowdecks plan that prioritizes privacy and a real nav station over galley sprawl. Because the market brief is silent on regional concentration, the search is best run broadly rather than against a named coast or sea.
Layouts on the Used Market
The interior layout certainly is oriented toward the family cruiser, and the berth arrangement bears that out. There’s a massive double quarter berth to port and a single quarter berth to starboard, both within their own enclosed spaces — a configuration that gives two couples or a family real separation without a mid-cabin compromise. The nav station is generous, taking up as much space as does the galley, which itself is on the skimpy side. Tankage is 79 gallons of water and 20 gallons of fuel, and the standard auxiliary is a 29-horsepower Volvo diesel saildrive. Two keel versions exist — a deep keel drawing 7 feet 2 inches and weighing 3,748 pounds, or a more shoal keel drawing 5 feet 11 inches and weighing 4,034 pounds — so a used-boat buyer should confirm which keel is fitted before judging draft against intended waters.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The deck design takes advantage of the wide stern and uses a large-diameter wheel, with cockpit coamings cut away aft so the mainsheet traveler extends to within about 10 inches of the rail. A teak toerail and teak-veneered cockpit seats are standard, and there is a handy well in the foredeck for ground tackle. The rig is fractional with two sets of swept spreaders and an SA/D of 20.6. No upgrade tiers are documented in the brief, so equipment should be assessed as-found rather than assumed to a prevalence rank.
What to Inspect
The surveyed construction record states plainly that the 36.7 has a solid fiberglass hull, a balsa-cored deck, and a composite rudder, stock and blade. No documented defects, osmotic issues, or systemic failures are attributed to the model in the available material, so inspection should follow normal used-sailboat diligence: verify the saildrive diaphragm and seal condition on the 29-horsepower Volvo diesel saildrive, check the balsa-cored deck for softness or penetration around hardware, and confirm the composite rudder and stock are sound. The galley being on the skimpy side is a design fact rather than a fault, but the teak cockpit veneers and toerail warrant a close look for weathering or decay.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
No typical markets are specified for this model, so availability should be treated as unbounded by region. For the shopper, the takeaway is a short checklist: confirm keel choice and draft, inspect the saildrive and balsa deck core, verify the enclosed quarter-berth spaces are dry, and budget for teak upkeep. The 36.7 rewards the buyer who wants Farr racing hull logic with a private, family-sized interior and a traveler geometry that speaks to the boat’s racer-cruiser intent.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau 36.7. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25 | 1 | $ 59,000 | — |
Where they're listed
Beneteau 36.7 listings appear across 1 country. Canada has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $ 59,000 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau, USA Marion First 36.7 | 35.76' | $ 74,393 | 87 | 27 |
| Hanse 370 | 37.24' | $ 110,160 | 40 | 10 |
| Dehler 36 | 35.92' | $ 89,272 | 16 | 1 |
| Beneteau 36.7You are here | — | $ 59,000 | 1 | 0 |