Beneteau Moorings 38 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Beneteau Moorings 38 means looking at a short-run charter derivative built by Beneteau from 1990 to 1992 and known alternately as the Moorings 38-2. These are Berret-Racoupeau designs based on the performance-minded Beneteau First 38s5 hull, later adapted for The Moorings fleet, so the used boats you find are former or converted charter yachts with the volume and shallow draft that implies.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most Moorings 38s on the market show the standard three-cabin, one-head interior with around 6'2" headroom and an L-shaped galley fitted with refrigeration, stove/oven, and good storage. The deep, protected cockpit carries over from the charter brief, and the roughly 37.67-foot hull with a 12.67-foot beam and a relatively shallow 5.25-foot draft makes for a roomy, grounding-shy coastal cruiser rather than a stripped racer.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Buyers will commonly find solar, a freezer, bimini, furling main, autopilot, air conditioning, and chartplotter already aboard, which together mean a boat set up for independent, warm-water living. Often-seen additions include heating, electric winches, and a dodger—the winches and dodger being the upgrades that most reduce crew workload in harbor and at sea. Less common owner upgrades run toward watermakers, inverters, gennakers, hot water, dinghy davits, teak decks, and radar, so a boat with those is a more heavily customized example.
What to Inspect
The known construction baseline is a solid-fiberglass monohull with fin keel and spade rudder, and the installed diesel is typically a 27 to 40 HP Yanmar paired with around 40 gallons of fuel capacity. Because the design is a charter adaptation, confirm the Yanmar's service history given the broad 27–40 HP range fitted across the class.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States, Dominican Republic, Denmark, and Australia. For a shopper, the checklist is straightforward: verify the three-cabin layout and 6'2" headroom, confirm the furling main and autopilot are functional, check the Yanmar against its service records, and inspect the relatively shallow draft fin keel and spade rudder for charter-wear before committing.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau Moorings 38. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 11 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $49,900 | — |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $52,400 | +5.0% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $44,900 | -14.3% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $44,900 | 0.0% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $79,900 | +78.0% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $44,900 | -43.8% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $79,900 | +78.0% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $39,900 | -50.1% |
| May 26 | 1 | $44,900 | +12.5% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $69,805 | +55.5% |
| Sep 26 | 4 | $51,000 | -26.9% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau Moorings 38 listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 11 (84.6%), followed by Australia and Turkey.
Country view
13 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $51,000 | 11 | 3 | 84.6% |
| Australia | $69,805 | 1 | 0 | 7.7% |
| Turkey | $156,817 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% |
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