Cheoy Lee 41 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Cheoy Lee Offshore 41 on the brokerage market means weighing a Raymond H. Richards design that replaced the Reliant 40 in Cheoy Lee's range, first commissioned in 1972 anchor, built in sloop, yawl, and ketch rigs with about 100 produced. The boats carry a 22,000-pound displacement on a 6-foot fin with skeg rudder, and the sloop remains the sharpest sailor of the three. Used examples vary in care, but the known structural and systems weak points are consistent enough to guide a survey.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Offshore 41 keeps one hull plan regardless of rig: an 18-foot near-open cabin sleeping six, with an 8-foot dinette seating up to eight and forward berths reached through a dinette panel. The skipper's stateroom to starboard aft holds a double berth and locker, while port quarter berths include a navigator's seat below. All berths clear 6 feet 6 inches. The galley opposite the combined head has two sinks, a gimbaled four-burner stove, and an 11-cubic-foot fridge-freezer. A 9-foot 11-inch T-shaped cockpit with helm well aft and a 24-inch saddle seat is standard, as is the absence of any anchor locker.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Original cockpits carried four sheet winches and two at the mast, with a mainsheet traveler forward of the companionway — adequate for the period but often supplemented by modern self-tailing gear. The Sitka spruce main and mizzen (the latter with swept spreaders) are frequent refit targets; coating with Awlgrip has given owners a renewed spar. Below, the Perkins 4.108 remains the defining diesel, sipping under a gallon per hour at 2,500 rpm, and the keel-top 50-gallon fuel cell plus optional 40-gallon cockpit tank shape any cruising range discussion.
What to Inspect
The Offshore 41 blisters on the bottom and rudder like many 1970s fiberglass boats, with owner reports of quarter-sized spots and rudder blisters larger than a hand anchor. Teak-over-fiberglass decks leak for many owners and need regular re-caulking, so test for softness and staining at the joints. Spruce masts rot at the base if water stands and require annual varnish; inspect the heel and any Awlgrip conversion. In the engine bay, the flywheel can lift bilge water onto the starter and alternator, a fault owners cured with a fabricated shield — confirm one is fitted or plan to add it.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Expect these boats wherever Cheoy Lee cruisers surface. For a buyer, the shortlist is:
- Survey hull and rudder for osmotic blistering
- Probe teak decks for leaks and delamination
- Check spruce mast heels for rot; confirm varnish or coating
- Verify Perkins 4.108 flywheel shield presence
- Confirm rig choice — sloop for performance, ketch or yawl for split sail plans
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Cheoy Lee 41. 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 | $121,747 | — |
Where they're listed
Cheoy Lee 41 listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $121,747 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islander Freeport 41 | 41' | $ 44,900 | 27 | 8 |
| Gulfstar 41 | 41' | $ 26,644 | 17 | 7 |
| Cheoy Lee Offshore 41 | 40.92' | $ 49,000 | 6 | 1 |
| Cheoy Lee 41You are here | — | $ 121,747 | 1 | 0 |