Nauticat 385 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Nauticat 385 means looking at a Gustafsson-designed, Siltala Yachts-built 38-foot masthead sloop certified CE Class A (Ocean) for extended voyages. These are boats from a Finnish yard era before the 2022 Latvian asset transfer, and the used fleet splits between owner three-cabin layouts — the more common on the market — and the less common alternative, with ex-charter examples common. The 385's documented numbers (4+2 berths, above-average headroom, 500 liters fresh water) describe a livable passage cruiser regardless of which layout you find.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The 4+2 berths and above-average headroom are constant across the model, so the choice is about cabin arrangement rather than core capacity. A buyer comparing the two should treat the three-cabin owner version as the default and the other as a find rather than a penalty.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly carry heating, bow thruster, radar, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter, electric winches, bimini, cockpit shower, swim platform, teak decks, gennaker, spinnaker, asymmetric spinnaker, and furling main. Inverter and dodger are often seen. Less commonly seen are watermaker, air conditioning, solar, freezer, hot water, washing machine, and life raft, which should be read as occasional owner upgrades rather than standard fit. The masthead rig and fin keel are fixed; the estimated sheet specs (jib and genoa 11.7 m at 14 mm, mainsheet 29.1 m at 14 mm, spinnaker 25.6 m at 14 mm) are useful when checking running rigging wear.
What to Inspect
The authority documents record no named structural defect, flooding path, or drainage issue for the Nauticat 385. The only load-bearing cautions are that the draft is about 1.85–1.95 meter dependent on the load, and that the fibreglass hull requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season — so a survey should focus on standard GRP condition and load-driven draft behavior rather than a known model-specific fault.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Nauticat 385 are Italy and Finland. A buyer's short checklist: confirm layout (three-cabin owner more common, ex-charter common), verify commonly fitted systems present, note occasional upgrades as bonuses not expectations, and survey the fibreglass hull and load-sensitive draft normally. No documented known issue changes the standard used-boat survey scope.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Nauticat 385. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $ 377,419 | — |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $ 383,034 | +1.5% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $ 274,486 | -28.3% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $ 274,486 | 0.0% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $ 274,486 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Nauticat 385 listings appear across 2 countries. Italy has the most listings with 5 (83.3%), followed by Finland.
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufour 385 Grand Large | 38.45' | $ 103,593 | 62 | 12 |
| Siltala 38 | 37.5' | $ 91,495 | 53 | 18 |
| Catalina 385 | 39.17' | $ 255,750 | 26 | 8 |
| Pilothouse 42 | 42.65' | $ 263,050 | 21 | 2 |
| Nauticat 35 | 34.92' | $ 105,768 | 17 | 4 |
| Prout 38 | 38' | $ 135,000 | 16 | 8 |
| Fiskars, Turku Boatyard, Turku, Finland 35 | 35' | $ 22,874 | 13 | 1 |
| Pearson 385 | 38.25' | $ 60,000 | 12 | 6 |
| Nauticat 385You are here | — | $ 274,486 | 10 | 5 |
| Cabo Rico 400 | 42' | $ 154,900 | 10 | 5 |
| Broadblue Catamarans 385 | 38.68' | $ 210,000 | 9 | 1 |