S2 11.0 A Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an S2 11.0 A means considering a 36-foot aft-cockpit cruiser designed by Arthur Edmunds and built by S2 Yachts from 1977, with roughly 160 aft-cockpit hulls produced. Ex-charter examples are common, and the boat's substantial 11-foot 11-inch beam and 15,000-pound displacement make it a capacious coastal cruiser rather than a stripped racer.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both aft-cockpit layouts are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The standard arrangement offers a forward bunk stretching 6 feet 5 inches by 6 feet 4 inches and a generous quarter berth aft, with a serve-through galley counter. A large T-shaped cockpit with a 36-inch wheel and a roomy cockpit locker providing port-side engine access and space for added systems is typical.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear includes a chartplotter, bimini, and dodger. Heating and autopilot are often seen. Less common owner upgrades include inverter, hot water, radar, and AIS. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — where an inverter or generator space matters for liveaboard use — and navigation, where a chartplotter is baseline but radar and AIS remain occasional additions rather than standard. Some owners have replaced original refrigeration with Adler Barbour units and upsized winches, but those are individual refits rather than market norms.
What to Inspect
The three oversized cabin-trunk window openings anchor are a breaking-seas hazard per the survey. Chainplates have been a source of aggravation to several owners, with one reporting they must be rebedded every season to remain watertight anchor. Check the wooden mast step and keel-stepped mast support, which one sailor flagged as a potential problem. On Volvo MD 17C saildrive examples, verify whether overheating was resolved with a separate raw-water through-hull. Also note the recessed cabin-house grab rail is a finger-breaker design, and confirm hatch condition since Slikkers built them in-house.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. For a shopper, the checklist is short: confirm window and chainplate integrity, inspect mast step and cockpit locker access, verify engine cooling history on Volvo saildrives, and expect to add heating, autopilot, or electronics as needed. The 11.0 A rewards a careful survey with a structurally sound, beamy cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the S2 11.0 A. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 2 | $34,000 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $32,800 | -3.5% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $32,800 | 0.0% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $46,500 | +41.8% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $39,650 | -14.7% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $32,800 | -17.3% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $46,500 | +41.8% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $30,000 | -35.5% |
| May 26 | 4 | $23,000 | -23.3% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $32,800 | +42.6% |
Where they're listed
S2 11.0 A listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 12.
Country view
12 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $32,800 | 12 | 1 | 100.0% |
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