Finn Flyer 36 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Two distinct layouts circulated when the model was new. The Club is a flat-out racer with little concession to belowdecks living, while the CR was built for those who want to race on weekends and still cruise with family. In the CR, the builder described an aft double berth, a forward double cabin, a U-shaped dinette with settee in the saloon, and a head to starboard of the companionway opposite the galley and nav station. Because the original builder allowed owners to fine-tune details, used CR boats can differ in wood finish, fabric, and installed systems even when the core arrangement is the same.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Most examples on the market carry a practical cruising inventory. Commonly fitted equipment includes hot water, heating, an autopilot, a bow thruster, electric winches, a cockpit shower, AIS, a chartplotter, and a furling main, along with a code zero and both symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers for downwind speed. A self-tacking jib and solar power appear less consistently, usually as owner upgrades rather than factory standard. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — heating, hot water, and often solar to support anchor living — and sail-handling automation, where electric winches and a bow thruster reduce short-handed effort, while the canvas and downwind inventory (code zero, spinnaker, asymmetric) defines how the boat is raced or cruised.

What to Inspect

Cruising World documented that the hull is vacuum-infused E-glass with vinylester and that Kevlar and carbon reinforce high-load zones, so inspection should focus on those reinforced areas for prior collision or grounding damage. The deck's Divinycell core means sounding for delamination around winch mounts and the bow thruster is worthwhile. The steel fin with trailing lead bulb should be checked for keel-bolt corrosion and any gap at the bulb joint. A survey of the core and keel attachment remains the prudent step on any example.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

The Finn Flyer 36 is typically found in Sweden, Finland, and the Åland Islands. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm whether the boat is a Club or CR layout; verify the furling main, heating, and autopilot are present as commonly fitted; inspect the Divinycell deck core and keel bulb joint; and decide on draft, since the deeper 7-foot-3-inch bulb limits some Baltic anchorages while the 6-foot-9-inch option adds versatility.