Chung Hwa 36 Buyer's Guide
The Chung Hwa 36, sold as the Magellan 36, is a 36-foot Taiwanese-built fiberglass ketch from the late-1970s production era, pairing a long-keel iron-ballasted hull with a teak-lined interior. For a shopper scanning brokerage listings it presents as a traditional heavy cruiser with a revised Angelman sailplan, a manually startable diesel, and a layout built around stowage rather than open space.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most examples follow the as-built arrangement: port-side galley with a stainless three-burner oven and deep sink, starboard quarter berth and locker aft, a six-seat teak dinette salon with convertible berths, and a forward owner cabin with V-berths merging to a double. The head includes a shower for use in port. A chart table at the navigation station and a second salon hanging locker are standard. Buyers should expect the teak parquet sole and louvered doors rather than modern laminates. Fresh water and fuel capacity are each 33 US gallons, and draft runs about 4.99 to 5.29 feet dependent on load.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market a bow thruster and a life raft are commonly fitted, useful for close-quarters handling given the long keel and for offshore credibility. Beyond those, the builder specified bronze seacocks on all thru-hulls, dependable winches, stainless rigging, and both manual gusher and automatic electric bilge pumps — all worth confirming present and serviced. The 36 HP Volvo 17C diesel with hand-crank start and the galley-counter engine access remain the defining systems.
What to Inspect
The known construction points center on the engine and hull penetrations. Confirm the engine access through the galley counter and forward panel still exposes the full block and shaft log, and that the sound-absorbing insulation around the enclosure is intact. Verify the hand crank is present for manual starting if batteries fail. Check every bronze seacock on thru-hulls for free operation, and test both the manual gusher and automatic electric bilge pumps. The teak joinery and parquet sole should be examined for rot at sole edges and around the head shower footprint.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in the United States and Italy. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm the Volvo 17C hand-crank start, intact bronze seacocks, working dual bilge pumps, teak sole condition, and presence of a bow thruster and life raft if those matter to your plans.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Chung Hwa 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $120,000 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $41,952 | -65.0% |
Where they're listed
Chung Hwa 36 listings appear across 1 country. Italy has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $41,952 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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| Chung Hwa 36You are here | — | $ 41,950 | 1 | 0 |