Hanse 385 Buyer's Guide
The Hanse 385 came to market as the smallest of Hanse's revamped 5 Series, designed by Judel/Vrolijk to replace the 370 and built as a comfort-led family and charter cruiser. On the brokerage scene it shows up mostly in ex-charter condition with both two- and three-cabin interiors available, and the three-cabin version is the more common of the two.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin boats dominate the used field, though two-cabin examples exist. The three-cabin arrangement puts a V-berth master forward with his-and-hers hanging lockers, adds identical double aft cabins to port and starboard, and shares a single midships bathroom with a shower and a toilet cover to keep things dry. That layout trades away part of the galley and the large cockpit lockers seen on the two-cabin version, so a buyer who prizes a big L-shaped galley and stowage should look hard at the two-cabin hulls. Ex-charter units are common and worth a closer survey for wear.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most 385s on the market carry a strong cruising kit. Commonly fitted are an autopilot, chartplotter, bow thruster, inverter, electric winches, and solar, which together mean a buyer gets push-button docking, self-steering, and decent house-power recovery without immediate expense. A self-tacking jib and often a bimini, swim platform, heating, hot water, life raft, and teak decks round out the standard comfort set. Often-seen additions include a dodger and AIS for safer navigation. Less common owner upgrades are a furling main, radar, air conditioning, a freezer, and simplified short-handed rigging, so treat those as negotiable extras rather than expected kit.
What to Inspect
The one documented sailing compromise is that the large main blankets the modest jib, pushing inefficient gybes downwind; check the mainsail and self-tacking jib condition and consider whether a larger reaching sail was added. Otherwise the known record centers on layout wear: on three-cabin boats confirm the reduced galley and missing cockpit lockers match your needs, and on ex-charter hulls inspect the single shared head and teak decks for heavy-use damage.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up regularly in Germany, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Australia, and Denmark. For a shopper, the short list is: decide two- versus three-cabin early, verify the self-tacking rig and all-lines-aft gear, confirm solar and inverter health, and budget for a reaching sail if you sail off the wind. A clean ex-charter three-cabin 385 with bow thruster and autopilot is the typical find.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hanse 385. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 16 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $162,308 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $134,324 | -17.2% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $167,793 | +24.9% |
| Sep 25 | 13 | $156,656 | -6.6% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $167,793 | +7.1% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $289,000 | +72.2% |
| Jan 26 | 6 | $153,822 | -46.8% |
| Feb 26 | 6 | $163,389 | +6.2% |
| Mar 26 | 8 | $166,170 | +1.7% |
| Apr 26 | 11 | $164,547 | -1.0% |
| May 26 | 11 | $149,864 | -8.9% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $166,620 | +11.2% |
| Jul 26 | 6 | $165,296 | -0.8% |
| Aug 26 | 6 | $172,500 | +4.4% |
| Sep 26 | 13 | $148,382 | -14.0% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $156,712 | +5.6% |
Where they're listed
Hanse 385 listings appear across 18 countries. Germany has the most listings with 14 (20.0%), followed by France and United States.
Country view
70 listings · 18 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $160,070 | 14 | 1 | 20.0% |
| France | $145,518 | 9 | 0 | 12.9% |
| United States | $189,000 | 9 | 7 | 12.9% |
| Greece | $145,518 | 7 | 3 | 10.0% |
| United Kingdom | $148,382 | 5 | 5 | 7.1% |
| Australia | $174,581 | 3 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Denmark | $172,210 | 3 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Spain | $156,712 | 3 | 3 | 4.3% |
| Netherlands | $169,902 | 3 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Canada | $225,061 | 2 | 1 | 2.9% |
| Italy | $141,544 | 2 | 1 | 2.9% |
| Sweden | $169,913 | 2 | 0 | 2.9% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanse 458 | 46.06' | $ 330,000 | 111 | 37 |
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| Hanse 388 | 37.4' | $ 249,231 | 87 | 14 |
| Hanse 418 | 40.68' | $ 274,546 | 81 | 16 |
| Hanse 385You are here | — | $ 156,712 | 71 | 26 |
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| Hanse 445 | 44.36' | $ 200,848 | 45 | 16 |
| Catalina 385 | 39.17' | $ 255,000 | 29 | 9 |
| Hunter 386 | 38.25' | $ 89,000 | 27 | 8 |
| Hanse 375 | 37.24' | $ 110,817 | 19 | 3 |
| Hanse 355 | 34.74' | $ 92,673 | 9 | 3 |