Hunter 35.5 Legend Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Hunter 35.5 Legend means looking at a 35-foot 7-inch coastal cruiser built between 1989 and 1995, with the shallow winged bulb keel. The boat's fractional sloop rig, cockpit-led controls, and athwartship aft berth define the ownership experience, and a buyer's job is to separate well-kept examples from those with the two known weak points below.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The standard plan places the v-berth forward behind double doors, a portside dinette and starboard settee in the saloon, a port galley and starboard head aft, and a double quarter-berth cabin aft along the port side. The 35.5 variant specifically trades the earlier 35's fore-and-aft quarter berth for a huge 7-by-5-foot athwartship berth and enlarges the dinette and head while shrinking the navigation station.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly carry autopilot, chartplotter, bimini, a short-handed sail-handling setup, and dodger. Electric winches and a swim platform are often seen. Less common but encountered as owner upgrades are heating, spinnaker, cockpit shower, air conditioning, and hot water. For a buyer, the short-handed setup and cockpit canvas matter most for day-to-day ease; electric winches reduce loads on the led-astern sail controls. A factory Espar D3L forced-air heating system feeding off the diesel tank appears on some boats and is a consequential cold-weather asset.
What to Inspect
The factory waste tank of thin aluminum suffers internal rot, with a service life of about ten years at most. On a viewing, ask when the tank was last replaced; a sour smell at the head or stained insulation around the tank footprint signals failure. The second item is the balsa-cored deck: water penetration into the core is a potential trouble spot, and on the 35.5 the exit points where the jib furling lines pass through the foredeck are a common and persistent entry path. Press the foredeck around those penetrations for softness and look for discolored gelcoat or trapped moisture with a meter.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Before you commit:
- Confirm holding tank replacement date and smell for corrosion.
- Press foredeck around jib furling line exits for core softness.
- Verify MaxiProp and check reverse steering response.
- Inspect athwartship aft berth access and saloon headroom.
- Exercise the Dutchman main flaking and cockpit-led control lines.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hunter 35.5 Legend. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 17 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $25,900 | — |
| May 25 | 1 | $29,897 | +15.4% |
| Jun 25 | 3 | $49,900 | +66.9% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $39,500 | -20.8% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $29,900 | -24.3% |
| Sep 25 | 8 | $42,950 | +43.6% |
| Oct 25 | 5 | $38,500 | -10.4% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $27,500 | -28.6% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $32,900 | +19.6% |
| Jan 26 | 13 | $35,500 | +7.9% |
| Feb 26 | 5 | $39,900 | +12.4% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $35,432 | -11.2% |
| Apr 26 | 8 | $34,950 | -1.4% |
| May 26 | 4 | $47,500 | +35.9% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $17,500 | -63.2% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $37,000 | +111.4% |
| Aug 26 | 4 | $52,000 | +40.5% |
Where they're listed
Hunter 35.5 Legend listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 52 (91.2%), followed by Canada and United Kingdom.
Country view
57 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $35,500 | 52 | 6 | 91.2% |
| Canada | $56,500 | 2 | 0 | 3.5% |
| United Kingdom | $45,828 | 2 | 0 | 3.5% |
| Switzerland | $44,759 | 1 | 0 | 1.8% |
Comparable models
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10 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 355 | 35.42' | $ 199,000 | 81 | 23 |
| Hunter Marine 35.5 LegendYou are here | — | $ 36,450 | 58 | 7 |
| Hunter 40.5 Legend | 40.17' | $ 69,000 | 52 | 17 |
| Hunter 37.5 Legend | 37' | $ 49,900 | 47 | 5 |
| Gemini Legacy 35 | 35.33' | $ 173,000 | 46 | 8 |
| Hunter 37 Legend | 37.5' | $ 35,000 | 33 | 7 |
| Marlow-Hunter 33 | 33.5' | $ 79,900 | 13 | 5 |
| Marlow-Hunter 36 Legend | 35.73' | $ 78,709 | 13 | 5 |
| Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 | 35.58' | $ 27,900 | 11 | 0 |
| Hanse 355 | 34.74' | $ 95,007 | 7 | 1 |