Goderich 35 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Goderich 35 means looking at a Canadian steel cruiser designed by Ted Brewer and built from 1977 by Huromic Metal Industries, also found under the name Huromic 35. These are semi-production blue-water sloops in a cutter rig, and a few stretched 37-foot hulls with extended stern overhangs or ketch rigs appear alongside the standard boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most examples are the standard 35-foot cutter with a bow V-berth, two settee berths in the main cabin, and a starboard aft pilot berth. The head is forward with two access doors, and the galley is to port at the companionway foot with a three-burner stove. Some boats were built to 37 feet with an extended stern overhang, and some carry a ketch rig rather than the cutter sloop — both are worth noting when comparing layouts, as they change stern storage and sail-handling balance.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A no-instrument circumnavigation pedigree is rare to find intact, but buyer-consequential gear on these boats clusters around sail handling and self-sufficiency. Cutters with a boom-mounted staysail need sound rigging and boom hardware. A few owners have added offshore energy and navigation kit: radar was carried on the aluminum Nomad for remote voyaging, and serious cruisers may fit a generator or watermaker for extended independence. Canvas and sail-handling upgrades such as a rebuilt staysail boom or added cockpit cover matter more than creature items when judging a boat's readiness.
What to Inspect
The defining concern on a steel Goderich 35 is hull integrity and condensation control. The hull is insulated with urethane foam to minimize sweating, and the steel is finished in urethane paint anchor; check that coating and insulation are intact and that no rust bloom shows at welds or the radius-bilge transition. Confirm the keel-mounted rudder and tiller steering are free, and that the fixed modified long keel with cutaway forefoot shows no grounding damage. On stretched 37-foot or ketch versions, verify the stern extension and rig conversion were done to structural standard.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
For a buyer, the short checklist is: verify steel hull paint and foam insulation, confirm rudder and tiller condition, inspect any 37-foot or ketch modification, and assess staysail boom and offshore equipment for voyage readiness.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Goderich 35. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | 1 | $48,194 | — |
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