Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 means looking at a winged-keel member of the Legend 35 family introduced as the Legend 35 in late 1986, with the 35.5 designation applying to boats from mid-1989. These are 35-foot 7-inch, 11-foot 9-inch beam cruisers with a fractional sloop rig and a Yanmar 3GM auxiliary, and the used fleet splits between the earlier 35 and the revised 35.5.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, though both layouts appear, and ex-charter boats are common. The standard plan runs a v-berth forward, port dinette and starboard settee in the saloon, port galley and starboard head aft, and a double quarter berth along the port side. The 35.5 version enlarges the dinette and head, shrinks the navigation station, and substitutes a 7-by-5-foot athwart-ship aft berth for the earlier fore-and-aft berth.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Autopilots, dodgers, and swim platforms are commonly fitted, and a buyer should expect to find hot water, lithium batteries, an inverter, a freezer, and a chartplotter on many boats. Less universal but seen as owner additions are heating, solar, spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker gear, a furling main, bimini, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, radar, AIS, life raft, and short-handed sailing setups. For a cruiser of this size the consequential clusters are power and energy — lithium banks and inverters signal a boat set up for anchoring out — and sail-handling canvas such as dodger and bimini that determine cockpit livability.
What to Inspect
On the 35.5, the foredeck penetrations where the jib furling lines pass through are a common and persistent source of water entering the balsa deck core anchor. At a viewing, probe the foredeck around those holes for softness with a firm thumb or a small screwdriver; a spongy feel or dark staining at the fasteners means core rot that will require cutting and re-coring. The second item is the thin-gauge aluminum waste holding tank, which has a maximum life of about ten years anchor. Confirm whether it has been replaced; an original tank is past its safe service and a failed one leaks effluent into the bilge, so budget for a new tank if records are absent.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United States. Before committing, walk the foredeck for core softness at the furling-line penetrations, verify the holding tank is replaced or plan the cost, confirm the Yanmar 3GM starts clean, and check the 35.5 aft berth for the athwart-ship layout you expect.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 2 | $25,000 | — |
| May 25 | 1 | $22,500 | -10.0% |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $29,000 | +28.9% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $27,900 | -3.8% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $19,500 | -30.1% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $59,000 | +202.6% |
| Apr 26 | 7 | $20,500 | -65.3% |
| Sep 26 | 2 | $17,250 | -15.9% |
Where they're listed
Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 12.
Country view
12 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $20,500 | 12 | 2 | 100.0% |
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