Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 Buyer's Guide
The Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 on the used market is the winged-keel member of the Legend 35/35.5 family that began as the Legend 35 in late 1986 and became the 35.5 mid-1989, with production ending at the 1995 model year. Buyers encounter both the original 35 and the revised 35.5, the latter with enlarged dinette and athwart ship quarter berth. The WK suffix denotes the 4 foot 6 inch winged bulb keel that replaced the optional 6 foot 6 inch fin after the 35.5 appeared.
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 arrangement places a v-berth forward, a portside dinette and starboard settee in the saloon, a port galley and starboard head aft, and a double quarter berth cabin along the port side. The 35.5 variant enlarges the dinette and head, reduces the navigation station, and substitutes a 7 foot by 5 foot athwart ship berth for the earlier fore-and-aft berth.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Autopilot, dodger, swim platform, and hot water are commonly fitted to these boats. Lithium batteries, inverter, freezer, and chartplotter are often seen. Less commonly, and typically as owner upgrades, are heating, solar, spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker, furling main, bimini, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, radar, AIS, life raft, and short-handed setup. The original auxiliary is a Yanmar 3GM diesel rated at 24 hp at 3400 rpm, and most boats left the era with a mainsail and 120 jib as standard.
What to Inspect
The documented defects are specific. Where the jib furling lines run through the foredeck on the 35.5 model is a common and persistent source of water penetration into the deck core, so examine the foredeck around those penetrations for softness or staining. There is also a potential problem with the thin-gauge aluminum waste holding tank that has a life expectancy of ten years maximum, meaning any original tank should be presumed at end of service regardless of appearance.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United States. For a shopper, the practical checklist is short and sourced:
- Confirm whether the boat is a 35 or 35.5 and note the 35.5’s foredeck furling-line deck-core risk
- Inspect the aluminum holding tank for replacement history; expect a ten-year maximum original life
- Verify the winged keel draws 4 feet 6 inches and the Yanmar 3GM is intact
- Prefer owner three-cabin layouts unless an ex-charter history is acceptable
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 · 7 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% |
Where they're listed
Hunter 35 Legend WK + 246 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 13.
Country view
13 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 29,000 | 13 | 4 | 100.0% |
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