Catalina 355 Buyer's Guide
The Catalina 355 is a Gerry Douglas design launched at the 2010 Annapolis show as a scaled-down 445, built by Catalina Yachts with a 35-foot hull, 12-foot beam, and a 29hp Yanmar diesel. On the brokerage market it draws interest as a modern cruiser with a roomy cockpit and a strong forward cabin. This guide covers what to expect in layouts, equipment, and inspection without reference to price or listing volume.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most 355s follow the standard interior: an enormous cockpit with a raised helm seat and low-set benches for coaming support, a walk-through transom with twin stern seats, and a deep port locker built to swallow a bicycle. Below, the forward master stateroom is the headline—an island double with a powered articulating head, open floor, and private stowage carried over from the larger 455. The saloon converts around twin port captain chairs and a starboard quad-leaf table, and all settee storage clears without cushion lifting. The aft stateroom holds an athwartship double with good ventilation, but its door blocks the stove when open, a quirk to check in person. The head uses a raised sink and dedicated shower space, and the galley pairs a dual-loading reefer with shaped storage.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted boats will have a chartplotter (often on the binnacle guard), dodger, bimini, furling main, autopilot, air conditioning, and a cockpit shower. Often-seen upgrades include an inverter, electric winches, cabin heating, hot water, and AIS. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster—inverter and sometimes a generator—matters most for liveaboard plans; electric winches and heating speak to colder-weather cruising. Less common owner additions such as a bow thruster, solar, or asymmetric spinnaker are worth noting but not expected. The auxiliary electrical panel makes adding such gear practical, and the holding-tank sight gauge is a small but useful standard item.
What to Inspect
The one layout interference to verify is the aft stateroom door swinging across the stove anchor. Beyond that, confirm the engine’s fuel and oil filters in the head chest are accessible and that the under-sole wiring conduits are intact. The deep port cockpit locker should be checked for any water ingress given its size.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The 355 typically appears in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Australia. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm the aft-door/stove clearance, test the articulating berth and locker lids, and verify the electrical panel and filter access. A well-kept example offers a practical, modern cruiser with a standout forward cabin.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Catalina 355. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 15 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $285,000 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $184,900 | -35.1% |
| Jul 25 | 8 | $329,634 | +78.3% |
| Aug 25 | 8 | $202,450 | -38.6% |
| Sep 25 | 10 | $241,750 | +19.4% |
| Oct 25 | 8 | $230,000 | -4.9% |
| Nov 25 | 5 | $185,000 | -19.6% |
| Dec 25 | 4 | $187,250 | +1.2% |
| Jan 26 | 7 | $159,900 | -14.6% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $169,000 | +5.7% |
| Apr 26 | 7 | $329,634 | +95.0% |
| May 26 | 14 | $207,000 | -37.2% |
| Jun 26 | 7 | $24,900 | -88.0% |
| Jul 26 | 10 | $225,000 | +803.6% |
| Aug 26 | 5 | $195,000 | -13.3% |
Where they're listed
Catalina 355 listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 72 (94.7%), followed by Canada and Australia.
Country view
76 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $198,750 | 72 | 18 | 94.7% |
| Canada | $307,618 | 2 | 1 | 2.6% |
| Australia | $142,934 | 1 | 0 | 1.3% |
| Netherlands | $155,021 | 1 | 0 | 1.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 34 | 34.5' | $ 32,500 | 139 | 36 |
| Catalina 355You are here | — | $ 199,000 | 81 | 23 |
| Jeremy Rogers 32 | 32' | $ 31,470 | 71 | 16 |
| Bristol 35.5 | 35.5' | $ 38,000 | 39 | 10 |
| Catalina 387 | 39.83' | $ 124,000 | 35 | 13 |
| Catalina 385 | 39.17' | $ 256,500 | 29 | 8 |
| Catalina 315 | 31.92' | $ 155,000 | 25 | 7 |
| Catalina 375 | 38.5' | $ 161,000 | 16 | 6 |
| Hanse 355 | 34.74' | $ 95,073 | 7 | 1 |