Hunter 356 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Hunter 356 means looking at a 35-foot-6-inch aft-cockpit coastal cruiser from Hunter Marine, designed by Glenn Henderson and built from 2000 onward as the first of a new Hunter generation. She carries a fractional sloop rig, a 27 hp Yanmar diesel, and a choice of 5-foot shoal or 6-foot-5-inch deep keel. On the brokerage market she shows as a roomy, systems-heavy boat worth inspecting for a few specific details rather than broad structural worries.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most 356s you meet are aft-cockpit boats with the wide 12-foot beam carried aft, a queen berth aft, double forward, and convertible dinette sleeping six with 6-foot-5-inch headroom. The modular cabin gives an upscale feel with solid teak woodwork, Corian counters, and radiused corners. The cockpit holds generous aft and transom storage plus a port locker large enough for optional genset, air conditioning, or watermaker, so buyer layouts differ mainly by whether those systems were fitted.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear includes chartplotter, bimini, autopilot, furling main, dodger, cockpit shower, swim platform, and heating. Often-seen additions are hot water, radar, air conditioning, and asymmetric spinnaker. For a buyer, the power and energy cluster matters most: a commonly fitted heater and often-seen air conditioning shape livability, while a cavernous port locker often hides an optional genset or watermaker on well-equipped boats. Canvas and sail-handling items such as dodger, bimini, and furling main are usual, and an autopilot with chartplotter defines short-handed setups seen less commonly. Navigation usually centers on a chartplotter and often radar; comfort upgrades like air conditioning and heating are frequent.
What to Inspect
The one documented concern is the large lockers on the sugar scoop that drain into the bilge; check those drains and the bilge for past water ingress. Otherwise, the sealed rudder tube and drag-link steering need no stuffing box, and the electrical panel was built with slack wire leads for service — verify panel access and rudder tube sealing on any candidate.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up across the United States, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, and Netherlands. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm sugar-scoop locker drains to bilge are clear and dry, verify Whitlock steering and sealed rudder tube condition, check whether optional genset or watermaker fills the port locker, and confirm heating or air conditioning level for your cruising plan.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hunter 356. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 3 | $69,900 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $90,500 | +29.5% |
| May 25 | 3 | $64,900 | -28.3% |
| Jun 25 | 3 | $64,900 | 0.0% |
| Jul 25 | 3 | $69,900 | +7.7% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $44,000 | -37.1% |
| Sep 25 | 18 | $70,709 | +60.7% |
| Oct 25 | 5 | $79,777 | +12.8% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $79,000 | -1.0% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $65,000 | -17.7% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $61,750 | -5.0% |
| Mar 26 | 6 | $78,500 | +27.1% |
| Apr 26 | 14 | $67,900 | -13.5% |
| May 26 | 8 | $67,327 | -0.8% |
| Jun 26 | 8 | $72,500 | +7.7% |
| Jul 26 | 7 | $68,755 | -5.2% |
| Aug 26 | 5 | $71,274 | +3.7% |
Where they're listed
Hunter 356 listings appear across 9 countries. United States has the most listings with 61 (75.3%), followed by Canada and Spain.
Country view
81 listings · 9 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $69,900 | 61 | 11 | 75.3% |
| Canada | $73,137 | 7 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Spain | $69,338 | 4 | 1 | 4.9% |
| Germany | $82,739 | 2 | 1 | 2.5% |
| United Kingdom | $78,181 | 2 | 0 | 2.5% |
| Netherlands | $78,660 | 2 | 2 | 2.5% |
| Australia | $63,839 | 1 | 0 | 1.2% |
| France | $92,062 | 1 | 1 | 1.2% |
| Italy | $97,076 | 1 | 0 | 1.2% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Hunter Marine 39 | 39.42' | $ 129,000 | 22 | 5 |
| Marlow-Hunter 33 | 33.5' | $ 79,900 | 13 | 5 |
| Marlow-Hunter 36 Legend | 35.73' | $ 78,794 | 13 | 6 |
| Beneteau First 35.7 | 34.58' | $ 58,569 | 10 | 2 |
| Marlow-Hunter 37 | 39.08' | $ 187,500 | 8 | 5 |