Hunter 376 Buyer's Guide
The Hunter 376 is a 37-foot American cruiser built by Hunter Marine from 1996 through 1998 on a hull shared with the Hunter 386, with a wing keel, B&R fractional rig, and a walk-through transom aimed at the coastal cruising owner. On the used market she presents as a well-equipped late-1990s design whose factory spec sheet and common owner additions both matter when comparing boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
The standard plan puts the master stateroom aft under the cockpit and a private forward cabin with vanity and bulkhead window up front, with a convertible dinette berth in the saloon and a separate shower stall off the fully enclosed head. A teak-and-holly sole and indirect lighting were factory standard. Some boats carry the factory option of a double aft cabin in place of the standard aft layout, and leather cushions appear as another period option — worth confirming which interior a given hull actually has before comparing across listings.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most 376s on the market commonly carry a swim platform, chartplotter, bimini, air conditioning, inverter, and a standard CD stereo from the factory list. Beyond those, autopilot, solar, dinghy davits, dodger, hot water, cockpit shower, and a short-handed sail-handling setup are often seen. For buyer consequence, the power-and-energy cluster — inverter, solar, and often-added lithium banks — determines whether the boat supports extended anchoring without a generator; the canvas-and-handling cluster of bimini, dodger, and davits shapes liveability and dinghy use; and navigation upgrades such as radar remain a less common owner addition. A furling main and electric winches show up only as occasional upgrades rather than standard fit.
What to Inspect
The structural facts favor easy ownership: the anti-osmotic vinylester hull and solid glass below the waterline are sound starting points, and the labeled, backed thru-hulls simplify any survey of underwater fittings. Confirm that the bilge pump platform still pulls up cleanly for pump and strainer access, and that the cabin headliner inspection points remain intact to reach thru-deck fitting backs. The engine box should hinge on its pneumatic lift without binding, since that insulated enclosure is the only stated route to the 36-horsepower Yanmar. Inspection effort belongs on routine aging of these access features and the balsa-cored topsides.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up across the United States, Canada, Ireland, Panama, Italy, and France. For a shopper, the short checklist is: verify the aft-cabin configuration (standard vs. double option), confirm the inverter or solar energy cluster is present or budget for it, exercise the engine-box lift and bilge platform, and check the transom shower and davits if liveaboard or dinghy plans are in view. A 376 with intact access systems and a sensible electronics upgrade remains a practical, low-teak cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hunter 376. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25 | 3 | $49,000 | — |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $66,000 | +34.7% |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $64,475 | -2.3% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $62,500 | -3.1% |
| Aug 25 | 6 | $63,350 | +1.4% |
| Sep 25 | 11 | $61,850 | -2.4% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $59,000 | -4.6% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $64,000 | +8.5% |
| Dec 25 | 3 | $46,500 | -27.3% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $69,985 | +50.5% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $74,134 | +5.9% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $49,000 | -33.9% |
| Apr 26 | 7 | $59,000 | +20.4% |
| May 26 | 5 | $64,500 | +9.3% |
| Jun 26 | 10 | $75,000 | +16.3% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $38,500 | -48.7% |
| Aug 26 | 6 | $61,500 | +59.7% |
Where they're listed
Hunter 376 listings appear across 6 countries. United States has the most listings with 38 (74.5%), followed by Canada and Ireland.
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavaria Yachts 36 | 37.89' | $ 69,385 | 119 | 27 |
| Hunter Marine 36 | 35.92' | $ 75,000 | 91 | 25 |
| Hunter Marine 33.5 | 33.33' | $ 33,500 | 83 | 19 |
| Hunter Marine 380 | 37.25' | $ 75,000 | 75 | 17 |
| Hunter Marine 336 | 33.5' | $ 37,500 | 69 | 13 |
| Moody 376 | 37.83' | $ 68,343 | 67 | 13 |
| Bavaria Yachts 37 | 37.89' | $ 75,293 | 57 | 19 |
| Marlow-Hunter 376You are here | — | $ 63,649 | 56 | 21 |
| Hunter 37.5 Legend | 37' | $ 49,900 | 47 | 5 |
| Hunter 386 | 38.25' | $ 85,900 | 37 | 4 |
| Marlow-Hunter 37 | 39.08' | $ 180,000 | 9 | 6 |