C&C 35-1 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a C&C 35-1 means choosing between the 1969–1972 MK I and the post-1973 MK II, with 350 boats built and about twenty built in England. Both generations share the Cuthbertson and Cassian masthead-sloop DNA, but the MK II’s longer waterline, added sail area, and heavier interior reframe the ownership equation for cruisers versus racers.
Layouts on the Used Market
The MK I carries a single long saloon portlight while the MK II uses two smaller ones, a quick visual cue when identifying a boat in person. The MK II’s interior modifications added nearly 30 percent to displacement and stretched the waterline 2 feet 9 inches, trading the MK I’s lighter racing edge for more cabin substance. Either generation shows the 10-foot-7-inch beam and balsa-cored deck established in the original design.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, spinnakers and asymmetric spinnakers are commonly fitted, reflecting the boat’s race history, and solar, electric winches, bimini, dodger, autopilot, and chartplotter are also commonly seen. An inverter and a short-handed sail-handling setup are often found. Buyers should view electric winches and a short-handed setup as meaningful labor-savers on a 35-foot sloop, while solar and an inverter form the core of a credible off-grid power cluster; canvas such as bimini and dodger plus autopilot and chartplotter address comfort and navigation without obscuring the boat’s essential simplicity.
What to Inspect
Leaks at the hull-and-deck joint and around portlights are a common ailment in most C&C 35s, so those seams and frames need careful checking anchor. Transverse floors of glassed-over plywood can be subject to delamination and warrant inspection anchor. Some owners noted iron washers used on the keel bolts, making keel-bolt examination a priority anchor.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and Canada. For a shopper, the checklist is brief: confirm generation by portlight count and rudder shape; pressure-test hull-deck joint and portlights for leaks; sound the plywood floors for delamination; pull and inspect keel bolts for washer material; verify engine identity (Atomic 4, Westerbeke, or modern Yanmar/Universal repower).
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the C&C 35-1. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $33,900 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $54,000 | +59.3% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $8,500 | -84.3% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $44,000 | +417.6% |
Where they're listed
C&C 35-1 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 5 (71.4%), followed by Canada.
Country view
7 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $44,000 | 5 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Canada | $25,700 | 2 | 0 | 28.6% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau First 35 | 35.17' | $ 68,742 | 52 | 14 |
| C&C 35-3 | 34.67' | $ 28,500 | 38 | 11 |
| C&C Yachts 34 | 33.5' | $ 16,450 | 30 | 15 |
| J-Boats J/35 | 35.5' | $ 25,177 | 22 | 5 |
| C&C 37 | 37.58' | $ 35,069 | 15 | 5 |
| C&C Yachts 36-1 | 35.67' | $ 18,464 | 12 | 1 |
| C&C 35-1You are here | — | $ 33,900 | 7 | 0 |