Mariner 39 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Mariner 39 means chasing one of just 29 hulls launched by Mariner Yacht Company of Rochester, New Hampshire. Eric White and Arthur Berry drew her as a center-cockpit cruiser for The Moorings' bareboat fleet, and more than half the boats delivered carried that charter layout. She is a 38-foot 9-inch, 18,000-pound vessel with a Perkins 4-108 diesel, so the used-boat hunt is as much about locating a sound example as it is about comparing equipment.
Layouts on the Used Market
Two interior plans dominate the class. Both share a forward V-berth cabin and a large head/shower with vanity, a main saloon with a fixed drop-leaf table and berth-duty settees, and an aft owner's cabin with its own cockpit companionway, enormous berth, and second head. The divergence is aft to starboard: the standard boat fits a navigation desk there, while the Moorings charter version substitutes an enormous refrigerator/freezer. A center cockpit with high coamings and long seats is common to all. Rig-wise, most survivors are sloops, with a few cutters or ketches, and shrouds may be inboard or outboard depending on the iteration.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly carry air conditioning, solar panels, a wind generator, electric winches, a dodger, swim platform, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, autopilot, and chartplotter — a cluster of power, energy, and navigation gear that means a buyer can expect self-sufficient cruising without immediate investment. Generators and watermakers are not listed among the common fitments, so a specific boat's off-grid range should be confirmed by inventory rather than assumed. Canvas and sail-handling upgrades such as the dodger and electric winches tend to signal a boat sailed and maintained in the spirit of her charter origins.
What to Inspect
The single documented structural concern is that the rudderstock can suffer crevice corrosion and must be examined carefully. Beyond that, the balsa-cored deck and through-bolted hull-deck joint are sound points to confirm visually rather than concerns. The Perkins 4-108 and 80-gallon fuel, 150-gallon water envelope should be checked for service history, and teak trim — rubrail, toerail, coamings, handrails — assessed for weathering.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical availability is in the United States. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm sloop/cutter/ketch and shroud layout, verify the rudderstock condition, and decide between the nav-desk and freezer aft layouts based on cruising style. A well-kept example with the common energy and autopilot suite is essentially a turnkey limited-production passagemaker.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mariner 39. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $5,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $65,000 | +1200.0% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $7,500 | -88.5% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $40,000 | +433.3% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $89,000 | +122.5% |
Where they're listed
Mariner 39 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 3.
Country view
3 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $40,000 | 3 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
5 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moody 39 | 38.58' | $ 54,284 | 12 | 2 |
| Oyster Yachts 39 | 40.68' | $ 52,403 | 9 | 3 |
| CAL 39 | 38.67' | $ 41,000 | 8 | 5 |
| Nicholson 39 | 39' | $ 101,910 | 8 | 3 |
| Mariner 39You are here | — | $ 40,000 | 3 | 1 |