Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32 means looking at a 1988-launched compact catamaran designed by Joubert/Nivelt, a 32-foot foam-core hull with a very basic personality beneath its curvy, modern-looking superstructure. Buyers will find these boats in Spain and the United Kingdom, where the model's minimalist ethos and outboard propulsion make for a different ownership calculus than later inboard cruising cats.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Maldives 32 is a compact catamaran with almost vertical bows maximizing waterline length and a superstructure that prefigured today's cats. The interior carries a fairly Spartan atmosphere, so buyers should expect a minimalist cruiser rather than a furnished coastal apartment. The platform's 17-foot beam and twin-hull volume are the real draw, not cabinetry or finish.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, these boats commonly carry dinghy davits, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, heating, solar, and a code zero or spinnaker rig. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster of solar with heating matters most in temperate moorings, while the sail-handling cluster of code zero and asymmetric spinnaker extends light-air range beyond the stock fractional sloop. Autopilot and chartplotter with AIS form the navigation baseline you should expect rather than negotiate for.
What to Inspect
The defining inspection point is the outboard motor mounted on a bracket, lifted by a block and tackle system and sometimes a second tackle to tilt the shaft. Regular maintenance or even replacement of that outboard is the known ownership burden anchor, and because there are no diesel ignitions or engine controls, the entire drivetrain is exposed and simple. Confirm the bracket and tackle are sound, since you obviously cannot reverse both engines with this setup anchor.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are Spain and the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the checklist is short: accept Spartan interiors, verify outboard and bracket condition, expect commonly fitted solar and sail upgrades, and plan for outboard upkeep rather than diesel servicing.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $81,511 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $79,350 | -2.7% |
| May 26 | 1 | $77,449 | -2.4% |
Where they're listed
Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32 listings appear across 2 countries. Spain has the most listings with 2 (50.0%), followed by United Kingdom.
Country view
4 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | $81,380 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
| United Kingdom | $77,449 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanneau Sun Fast 32 | 31.17' | $ 49,253 | 24 | 8 |
| Fountaine Pajot Maldives 32You are here | — | $ 79,350 | 4 | 1 |