Finngulf 36 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a Finngulf 36 on the brokerage market means weighing a small, Södergren-designed class of fewer than 100 boats built between 1990 and 2003, where the defining variable is how carefully each example was finished and maintained. The balsa-cored glass hull and deck and the offered shoal or deep fin keel set the frame for any survey, and the Volvo Penta saildrive diesel is the propulsion you will live with.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 36 carries a teak interior over a balsa sandwich hull and deck, with a fractional sloop rig and a lead fin keel in either a roughly 5.4-foot or 6.2-foot draft. Because the design was also sold as a home-completed kit, the joinery quality and systems routing vary from one boat to the next, so the same model name can hide very different standards of execution below.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats you will see have been fitted with heating, autopilot, chartplotter, hot water, and radar as standard cruising kit, while solar, teak decks, and a life raft are often carried. Less common but seen as owner additions are an inverter, spinnaker, freezer, AIS, and EPIRB. For a buyer, the heating and hot water speak to Nordic coastal use, the autopilot and radar to shorthanded navigation, and the solar to extended anchoring without shore power — the spinnaker and AIS are the upgrades that signal an owner who sailed her harder or farther.
What to Inspect
The home-completion route means finish quality was not uniform, so inspect teak joinery, bulkhead bonds, and wiring runs for signs of amateur work or later correction. On the balsa-cored hull and deck, probe for soft spots and look for unrepaired gelcoat cracks or stale fastener sealant where water could have entered the core. The stainless diesel tank should be checked for corrosion at its mounts and lines, and the Volvo Penta saildrive inspected for diaphragm and seal condition, since a failed seal floods the boat.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in Finland, the Netherlands, and Denmark. Before you commit, run through a short checklist:
- Confirm the keel draft on the specific hull
- Check the chainplate bedding
- Sound the deck for core softness
- Verify the saildrive seal service history
- Test the heating and hot water systems
- Review the joinery for kit-build gaps
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Finngulf 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $69,334 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $67,854 | -2.1% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $67,295 | -0.8% |
| May 26 | 3 | $62,925 | -6.5% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $79,239 | +25.9% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $62,925 | -20.6% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $51,855 | -17.6% |
Where they're listed
Finngulf 36 listings appear across 3 countries. Finland has the most listings with 5 (50.0%), followed by Netherlands and Denmark.
Country view
10 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | $65,256 | 5 | 2 | 50.0% |
| Netherlands | $68,594 | 4 | 1 | 40.0% |
| Denmark | $57,099 | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau First 36 | 39.33' | $ 384,461 | 26 | 2 |
| Dehler 36 | 35.92' | $ 90,898 | 17 | 3 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Fast 36 | 37.11' | $ 77,997 | 14 | 1 |
| Elan 36 | 36.09' | $ 57,413 | 11 | 3 |
| Finngulf 36You are here | — | $ 66,555 | 10 | 3 |
| Sweden Yachts 36 | 36.1' | $ 72,500 | 9 | 5 |
| Omega Yachts 36 | 36.09' | $ 51,136 | 8 | 3 |