Mirage 35 Buyer's Guide
The Mirage 35 on the brokerage market is a Robert Perry-designed Canadian cruiser-racer first built in 1983, evolved from the Mirage 33 with a reverse transom and a slightly longer hull. Buyers shopping the used market will find a boat whose waterline, beam, sail plan, and interior layout are identical to the 33, so the practical differences are cosmetic and dimensional rather than structural. Most examples carry a Volvo diesel and the original masthead sloop rig.
Layouts on the Used Market
Because the 35 shares its cabin footprint, waterline, and beam with the Mirage 33, the used-boat buyer is effectively looking at one principal layout: a generously sized interior offering 6 foot 5 inches of headroom and a slightly nicer finish than the 33 according to period testers anchor. The reverse transom adds two feet of overall length and a few hundred pounds but changes nothing below the sheer or inside the accommodation. Expect the same coastal-cruising tankage on every example — about 39 gallons of fresh water and 20 gallons of diesel — rather than a range of tank configurations.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Canvas and navigation basics are the norm rather than the exception. A bimini, dodger, and chartplotter are commonly fitted, and an autopilot is often seen on boats that have done any distance cruising. Beyond that, owner-added gear tends toward energy and downwind sailing: solar panels, an inverter, and a spinnaker appear as occasional upgrades, with a short-handed setup sometimes added for single- or two-person sailing. Hot water, dinghy davits, radar, and AIS show up less consistently and should be treated as owner extras rather than standard.
What to Inspect
A buyer should verify the masthead sloop rig's original sizing — halyards at 28.4 meters and half-inch diameter, sheets at 10.8 to 27.1 meters and 14 millimeters — since a re-rigged boat may deviate from the designed loads anchor. Confirm the lead fin keel and internally mounted spade rudder are intact, and check the five-foot draft behavior, which shifts between roughly 4.99 and 5.29 feet depending on load at an immersion rate near 1,088 pounds per inch.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Mirage 35 typically appears on the used market in the United States and Canada. For a shopper, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Verify the boat is the 35 with reverse transom, not a Mirage 33 mislabeled
- Confirm original rig dimensions and keel/rudder type
- Expect bimini, dodger, chartplotter as common; autopilot often present
- Treat solar, inverter, spinnaker, and short-handed gear as owner upgrades
- Check load-sensitive draft against stated tank and gear weight
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mirage 35. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 2 | $24,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $65,000 | +170.8% |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $25,500 | -60.8% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $24,039 | -5.7% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $39,350 | +63.7% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $10,500 | -73.3% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $19,669 | +87.3% |
Where they're listed
Mirage 35 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 4 (57.1%), followed by Canada.
Country view
7 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $12,500 | 4 | 2 | 57.1% |
| Canada | $39,350 | 3 | 1 | 42.9% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-Boats J/35 | 35.5' | $ 25,799 | 23 | 6 |
| Ericson 35-3 | 35.5' | $ 21,900 | 21 | 8 |
| Hinterhoeller Niagara 35 | 35' | $ 25,000 | 14 | 4 |
| Mirage Yachts 35You are here | — | $ 19,669 | 8 | 3 |
| Granada 35 | 35.76' | $ 34,874 | 8 | 6 |
| Saga 35 | 36.5' | $ 89,000 | 7 | 4 |
| Baltic 35 | 34.83' | $ 67,055 | 3 | 0 |