Mamba 36 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Mamba 36 means looking at a Swedish-built Andersson design that has circulated widely, including a visible share of ex-charter hulls. Known alternatively as the Compis 36, she is a 1982-onward fractional-sloop cruiser with a cored fiberglass hull and lead fin keel, and the used fleet splits between owner and charter histories that a buyer should weigh differently.
Layouts on the Used Market
Three-cabin owner layouts are the more common configuration afloat, though two-cabin versions appear as well. Ex-charter examples are common and deserve closer scrutiny of interior wear and sail-handling gear, since fleet use is harder on teak and running rig than private ownership. The 32-gallon water and 16-gallon fuel tanks are unchanged across layouts, so range is uniform regardless of plan chosen.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The dominant owner additions on this model are energy and communication systems: watermakers, solar panels, lithium batteries, and Starlink are commonly fitted, meaning many boats arrive already set up for extended anchoring and remote work. For a buyer, that cluster reduces the cost of going off-grid but warrants a check of the original charging circuit, since a lithium bank on a 27-horsepower diesel with saildrive was rarely in the 1982 design envelope.
What to Inspect
The cored hull and deck with Divinycell demand a moisture survey, as any sandwich structure can hide delamination that a solid-laminate boat would not. The saildrive leg and its seals should be examined for weepage, given the transmission type recorded for the boat. Lead-keel attachment to a fiberglass fin should be checked for rust staining at the bolts, and the 35-square-meter wetted surface means a thorough hull audit is not a small job.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Dominican Republic is the typical market where these boats are found. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm whether the hull is an ex-charter example, survey the core for moisture, inspect the saildrive seals, and verify the lithium or watermaker upgrades were wired by a competent installer. A cored, lead-ballasted Swede with a shallow fin and a lively rig remains a sensible mid-size cruiser if those points are clear.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mamba 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $15,535 | — |
Where they're listed
Mamba 36 listings appear across 1 country. Dominican Republic has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | $15,535 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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