Marlow-Hunter 37 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Every Marlow-Hunter 37 carries the same interior plan: large staterooms at both ends with the saloon, galley, and one head emidships. The aft owner's stateroom sits under the cockpit with a big athwartships double and immediate head access, while the forward stateroom offers more privacy, 6 foot 6 inch headroom, and better ventilation around a smaller V-berth. Below-decks headroom is 6.5 feet throughout. The starboard galley is large, with Corian countertops, a two-burner gimbaled stove and oven, refrigerator, freezer, microwave, and dual sinks; the head is fully enclosed with a shower. Factory standard private forward and aft cabins and a dinette that converts to a berth define the accommodation package, and American cherry and teak woodwork is standard.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market these boats commonly carry a swim platform, air conditioning, a furling main, a chartplotter, heating, and a code zero. Often-seen factory kit includes a 110% jib, stainless arch-mounted mainsheet traveler, fold-down cleats, five flush hatches with bug screens, two dorade vents, a folding cockpit table, electric anchor winch, VHF, knotmeter, depth sounder, stereo, dual bow rollers, LED lighting, and a gennaker among options. Less commonly seen but possible owner or factory additions include a self-tacking jib, spinnaker, asymmetric spinnaker, bimini, dodger, radar, and autopilot. A folding steering wheel, bow thruster, sprung mattresses, roller furling genoa, and mast-furling mainsail were factory options; the test boat's electric Lewmar Revo winches reflect the upper end of fitted equipment.

What to Inspect

Documented known issues center on the foredeck and cockpit. The anchor well forward can be problematic in accessibility because the hatch may be fouled by the jib's furling line lead, and the anchor chain stows under the V-berth — good for weight distribution but hard to reach if snagged. There is nowhere in the cockpit to mount secondary winches, a fixed layout limitation. The twin galley sinks are shallow and well offset to starboard, which may be a problem when the boat is heeled hard on port tack. Confirm whether the example has the standard iron ballast or optional lead keel, and check the balsa-cored deck and topsides for moisture around through-bolted hardware backing plates.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets for the Marlow-Hunter 37 are the United States and Antigua and Barbuda. For a buyer, the checklist is short and sourced from the boat's documented traits: verify anchor-well hatch clearance from the furling line, inspect V-berth chain stowage access, confirm no secondary winches are fitted by design, evaluate the starboard-offset sinks under heeled conditions, and check cored deck integrity at hardware points. A clean example delivers a spacious, easy-to-handle coastal cruiser with strong power and a single sensible layout.