Beneteau First 36.7 Buyer's Guide
The Beneteau First 36.7 is a Farr Yacht Design racer-cruiser built in meaningful numbers, and on the used market she presents as a genuine dual-purpose 35-footer with a configurable cockpit and a real cruising interior. Ex-charter examples are common, and the boat rewards a buyer who knows which variants and upgrades matter before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available. The standard arrangement gives twin mirror-image aft staterooms with large double berths, hanging lockers, and privacy doors, plus a forward vee berth that suits children more than two average adults anchor. A removable dining table lets the saloon clear for racing, while the spacious starboard nav station and an adequately sized forward head anchor the cruising case. Ex-charter boats will typically show heavier wear in these compartments and on the easily-removed aft cockpit locker boxes that form the T-shaped race cockpit.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Spinnakers, autopilots, and chartplotters are commonly fitted, and many boats also carry an asymmetric spinnaker and hot water. Less universal but seen are dodgers, AIS, life rafts, lithium batteries, cockpit showers, biminis, and radar as owner upgrades. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are sail-handling and navigation: a chartplotter and autopilot are near-standard, while spinnaker gear — on symmetrical or asymmetric builds — signals race intent and demands inspection of the pole and deck hardware. Power and energy is the other live category, where some boats have moved to lithium batteries, a worthwhile upgrade if documented.
What to Inspect
The teak rails on the sheer are a known period feature and should be checked for fastening and rot at the bond line, since they are structural trim that also sees foot traffic anchor. The easily-removable aft cockpit seat lockers should operate smoothly and show no hull-side cracking where they seat. The Volvo sail drive warrants a close look for diaphragm and shaft-seal condition, and the African mahogany interior with cherry stain should be examined for varnish failure or water staining around the forward head and galley fiddles.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up across the United States, France, Canada, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm the keel draft variant; verify the cockpit locker removal mechanism and teak rail condition; check the sail drive service history; and decide if the standard three-cabin owner layout or another configuration fits your plans. A clean owner-version boat with the common chartplotter, autopilot, and spinnaker outfit is the sensible default.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau First 36.7. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 20 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $66,437 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $85,000 | +27.9% |
| Mar 25 | 2 | $69,000 | -18.8% |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $49,000 | -29.0% |
| May 25 | 4 | $82,000 | +67.3% |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $90,450 | +10.3% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $50,000 | -44.7% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $65,900 | +31.8% |
| Sep 25 | 6 | $80,423 | +22.0% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $68,459 | -14.9% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $75,889 | +10.9% |
| Dec 25 | 8 | $74,467 | -1.9% |
| Jan 26 | 11 | $75,446 | +1.3% |
| Feb 26 | 9 | $79,000 | +4.7% |
| Mar 26 | 5 | $71,500 | -9.5% |
| Apr 26 | 16 | $66,959 | -6.4% |
| May 26 | 14 | $70,750 | +5.7% |
| Jun 26 | 4 | $75,703 | +7.0% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $72,322 | -4.5% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $71,887 | -0.6% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau First 36.7 listings appear across 11 countries. United States has the most listings with 48 (55.2%), followed by France and Canada.
Country view
87 listings · 11 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $71,500 | 48 | 2 | 55.2% |
| France | $64,106 | 11 | 1 | 12.6% |
| Canada | $63,386 | 7 | 1 | 8.0% |
| Portugal | $78,092 | 6 | 0 | 6.9% |
| Finland | $75,645 | 3 | 2 | 3.4% |
| United Kingdom | $67,917 | 3 | 0 | 3.4% |
| Ireland | $75,703 | 3 | 2 | 3.4% |
| Germany | $85,027 | 2 | 0 | 2.3% |
| Spain | $72,187 | 2 | 1 | 2.3% |
| Australia | $89,732 | 1 | 0 | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | $85,668 | 1 | 0 | 1.1% |
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