Rossiter Curlew 32 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Rossiter Curlew 32 means looking at a traditional 32-foot cruiser that Rossiter Yachts has built since 1980, with the yard still producing one-off commissions today. These are not scarce boats — the model's long production run means a fair number exist anchor — and on the brokerage market they present as glassfibre cruisers with a pre-war feel and low-maintenance hulls.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Curlew 32 came as a masthead sloop or cutter, and the keel is where used buyers will see the most variety: deep or shallow long keel, or centreboard and bilge-keel versions. The standard hull measures 32 feet overall with a 26-foot-8-inch waterline and 10-foot-4-inch beam, displacing about 15,000 pounds on 6,000 pounds of lead ballast. Below, expect a spacious five-berth interior including a quarterberth, built with shipwright-style woodwork rather than production joinery — a detail that ages characterfully but rewards careful survey of the timber.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, these boats commonly carry a practical offshore inventory. Autopilot, chartplotter, AIS, and radar are commonly fitted, reflecting a boat often used for passage work. Heating and teak decks are also commonly seen, along with a furling main and a life raft. For a buyer, that means many examples arrive ready for extended cruising, though teak decks will need ongoing maintenance scrutiny and the electronics should be dated and tested rather than assumed current.
What to Inspect
Available information on the Curlew 32 is light on structural defects, but the nature of the build demands attention to its traditional features. The woodwork is shipwright-built rather than joiner-styled, so inspect all interior timber for rot or poorly executed repairs, particularly around the quarterberth and any areas adjoining hull penetrations. Where a boat carries teak decks — commonly fitted on the used market — check the caulking and fastenings closely, as trapped moisture is the usual failure path on this type of deck. Confirm which keel variant is fitted, since draft and grounding behaviour differ sharply between deep-long, shallow-long, centreboard, and bilge configurations, and ensure the centreboard mechanism or bilge-keel structure is sound if so equipped.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm rig and keel variant, survey the shipwright woodwork and any teak deck, verify the commonly fitted navigation and safety gear is functional, and judge the boat as a traditional passage-maker rather than a modern performance cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Rossiter Curlew 32. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $46,153 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $46,899 | +1.6% |
Where they're listed
Rossiter Curlew 32 listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $46,526 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
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