Hanse 360 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both two- and three-cabin versions are available. In the two-cabin arrangement Hanse kept the starboard aft cabin and pushed the saved volume into a larger galley with an extra fridge and cockpit-locker access; the three-cabin adds a port aft berth that gives up a little space to the locker but keeps hanging lockers. The forward cabin is a full-sized centreline double, and a second heads can be specified there at the cost of the port hanging locker. The heads compartment already has a separate shower, and the saloon carries folding-leaf tables with a slide-out bottle drawer.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Commonly fitted equipment on used 360s includes a bow thruster, chartplotter, autopilot, swim platform, hot water, bimini, and electric winches. Often seen are a self-tacking jib, cockpit shower, heating, and dodger. For buyer consequence, the electric winches address the standard primary Lewmar ST40 units that a period reviewer found a bit small, and the bow thruster aids close-quarters maneuvering. A plotter and autopilot are typical helm aids, while the swim platform and hot water speak to the boat's cruising intent. Less commonly, teak decks, AIS, an inverter, a gennaker, asymmetric spinnaker, furling main, or life raft appear as owner upgrades or seasonal choices; a short-handed setup is also a less common addition rather than standard kit.

What to Inspect

The one documented access weak spot is the engine bay water strainer, which an editorial review found impossible to examine visually and tricky to get at, mounted high at the aft end of the compartment anchor. Otherwise engine access all round was excellent even with the larger 39hp Yanmar. Check the lazarette planned to house a valise liferaft on later hulls — on earlier boats the engine ducting and diesel heater may still occupy that space. The deep single rudder and hull-deck details are straightforward, but confirm the self-tacking jib tracks and any fitted genoa tracks if more canvas was added.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These boats turn up across the United States, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia, and New Zealand. For a shopper, the checklist is short: verify the layout matches your cruising style (two-cabin galley volume versus three-cabin berths), confirm the bow thruster and electric winches are operational, inspect the water strainer access, and check whether liferaft space was reworked on later hulls. A clean interior with rounded joinery and moulded headlinings signals careful ownership.