North Wind 435 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a North Wind 435 means looking at a Primrose-designed, North-Wind-built 43-foot cruiser produced from 1980 through 1998, with the three-cabin owner layout more commonly seen than the alternative and ex-charter examples a familiar sight. The boat's fin keel, solid-fiberglass hull and masthead rig define the platform; what varies boat to boat is the equipment and the wear of Mediterranean use.
Layouts on the Used Market
The dominant used configuration is the owner three-cabin plan, though both layouts appear. Ex-charter history is common, so a buyer should expect higher cycle counts on systems and more interior wear than a privately maintained example. The 158-gallon water and 80-gallon fuel tanks support the boat's long-range intent regardless of layout, and the 13.1-foot beam gives livable volume below.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-found 435s on the market commonly carry a watermaker and air conditioning, paired with solar and an inverter for independent power. Navigation typically includes a chartplotter, autopilot, AIS, and radar, while a bow thruster and electric winches ease handling. Teak decks, a bimini, and dinghy davits are usual cruising additions, and a life raft, EPIRB, and Starlink reflect modern offshore expectations. A furling main and freezer round out the common inventory.
What to Inspect
The hull is solid fiberglass with a fin keel and a wetted surface area of about 473 square feet, so antifouling history and osmotic condition across that area deserve close survey anchor. The mainsail halyard, jib/genoa halyard, and spinnaker halyard are all 37 meters long with 12 mm diameter, and sheets run 12.3 to 30.9 meters in 14 mm diameter; verify wear on that standing and running rigging consistent with the boat's age. The quoted draft of 5.4 to 5.7 feet dependent on load means checking keel integrity and any grounding history is essential, since the fin-keel form concentrates impact at the bulb or fin.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the North Wind 435 are Spain and Greece. For a buyer, the checklist is short and consequential: confirm hull osmotic condition across the 44 m² wetted surface, inspect the 12–14 mm rigging for age, verify keel and grounding history given the 5.4–5.7 ft fin-keel draft, and review system hours on common charterered-fit gear such as the watermaker and air conditioning.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the North Wind 435. 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 | $100,115 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $133,874 | +33.7% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $133,481 | -0.3% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $115,248 | -13.7% |
| May 26 | 1 | $110,592 | -4.0% |
Where they're listed
North Wind 435 listings appear across 2 countries. Spain has the most listings with 4 (80.0%), followed by Greece.
Comparable models
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