Pacific Seacraft Mariah 31 Buyer's Guide
The Pacific Seacraft 31 occupies a specific niche for used-boat shoppers: a Crealock-derived 31-foot cutter built from 1987, paused in 1999 after 79 hulls, resumed in 2002, and reaching 129 by the builder’s 2007 bankruptcy. It is a 11,000-pound cruiser with a modified fin keel and skeg rudder, offered in standard or shoal draft, and its broad transom and open interior distinguish it from the earlier Mariah. For a couple seeking a serious small voyager, the brokerage market offers a manageable number of examples across two production spans.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every example shares Joseph Artese’s open-plan interior — no segmented cabins — with off-white gelcoat and teak trim, 6 feet 1 inch of standing headroom, and berths sized for real adults: the V-berth and quarterberth each give 6 feet 6 inches by at least 5 feet, while the settees stretch to 7 feet and take lee cloths as seaberths. A sliding centerline table and an icebox-chart-table combo suit two people; a second couple would lack privacy. On deck, the cockpit is nearly a third of the boat, with long seats and a sizeable lazarette, and the shoal keel version simply trades five gallons of fuel for reduced draft via a smaller bilge.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Solar, a dodger, and autopilot are commonly fitted and speak to the boat’s short-handed cruising intent. Often-seen heating, electric winches, and a chartplotter address colder climates and helm easing. Less common owner additions include air conditioning, a bimini, and AIS; note the optional bimini lifts cockpit headroom to 6 feet 4 inches yet hides the mainsail from the helm. A buyer should weigh the Garhauer traveler and Harken hardware as baseline, and view electric winches as a meaningful upgrade given the reported winch-handle clearance issue at the lifeline.
What to Inspect
Practical Sailor found the transmission fluid dipstick is hard to reach, and to get at the stuffing box you remove a quarterberth cushion and a small panel below it. Under full-throttle power, owners report an inch or two of standing water collecting in the forward footwell, so check cockpit scupper flow and sole condition. The primary winch outboard placement lets the lower lifeline obstruct handle rotation, a fault the original review said needed fixing — confirm any corrected leads. The shoal keel’s smaller bilge is by design, not damage.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and Australia. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm keel version and resulting tankage, check cockpit drainage and scupper integrity, verify dipstick and stuffing-box access paths, and inspect winch leads for lifeline interference. A clean example with the common solar, dodger, and autopilot suite, plus a chartplotter and heating if desired, makes a sound couple’s offshore platform.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Pacific Seacraft Mariah 31. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 12 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 2 | $231,500 | — |
| Apr 25 | 1 | $19,000 | -91.8% |
| Jun 25 | 4 | $62,200 | +227.4% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $137,400 | +120.9% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $73,900 | -46.2% |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $73,900 | 0.0% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $29,500 | -60.1% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $30,000 | +1.7% |
| May 26 | 3 | $74,000 | +146.7% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $190,000 | +156.8% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $38,500 | -79.7% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $38,500 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Pacific Seacraft Mariah 31 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 20 (95.2%), followed by Australia.
Country view
21 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $73,900 | 20 | 4 | 95.2% |
| Australia | $35,189 | 1 | 0 | 4.8% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Packet 31 | 34.33' | $ 39,900 | 34 | 7 |
| Pacific Seacraft Mariah 31You are here | — | $ 73,900 | 21 | 4 |
| Rustler 31 | 31.42' | $ 17,676 | 14 | 0 |