Farr 1104 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Farr 1104 means looking at a Bruce Farr mid-seventies 36-foot fiberglass sloop with a lead fin keel, built by Glass Yachts Ltd and also at other yards. These are light-racer-proportioned boats — ballast ratio 40%, displacement-length ratio 164 — with a fractional rig and documented draft that limits marina access to deeper harbors.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The record itself does not describe interior arrangements beyond the boat's proportions, so buyers should view the actual cabin plan rather than assume a specific configuration. The 36-foot length and 11.92-foot beam give a moderate footprint, but no source documents berth count or galley specifics.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, lithium batteries, asymmetric spinnakers, autopilots, short-handed setups, spinnakers, and chartplotters are commonly fitted. Heating, solar, electric winches, freezers, and AIS are often seen. The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine among different engine alternatives, and a Bukh DV20M appears in the performance record with a calculated max speed of about 6.1 knots.
What to Inspect
Documented known issues are limited. The draft runs about 1.85 to 1.95 meters dependent on load, so confirm the keel and hull appendages are intact and that the stated draft matches the specific boat. The capsize screening value of 2.33 is a recorded figure rather than a defect, but verify the rigging dimensions against wear — mainsail, jib/genoa, and spinnaker halyards are each 34.8 m at 12 mm, sheets at 14 mm — since aged lines are a routine ownership item. No structural flooding paths or construction defects are documented in the source material.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in Australia and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the practical checklist is: confirm the layout (three-cabin owner version most common, ex-charter common), verify the engine alternative fitted, check draft against marina needs, and inspect documented rigging sizes for age. The Farr 1104 remains a light-racer-derived sailboat rather than an ocean-race eligible vessel per its capsize screening value.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Farr 1104. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 1 | $ 18,864 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $ 24,488 | +29.8% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $ 45,483 | +85.7% |
| Mar 26 | 3 | $ 34,637 | -23.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 52,481 | +51.5% |
Where they're listed
Farr 1104 listings appear across 2 countries. Australia has the most listings with 7 (87.5%), followed by United Kingdom.
Country view
8 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $ 41,978 | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
| United Kingdom | $ 18,864 | 1 | 0 | 12.5% |
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