Sailcraft Comanche 32 Buyer's Guide
The Sailcraft Comanche 32 on the brokerage market is a 1978-designed cruising catamaran from the McAlpine-Downey fast-cruiser family, sitting between the Iroquois 30 and Cherokee 35. She is a solid-fiberglass boat of just over 32 feet with a 3-foot-2-inch standard draft, and her appeal to today's buyer is a robust hull, watertight sub-divisions, and a layout pitched at couples or single-handers voyaging for extended periods.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most boats come with the standard fixed stub keels that Sailcraft adopted to maximize interior volume, but a few were built with centreboards and others may carry the optional daggerboards giving 6 feet of draft when lowered — a meaningful difference for a buyer who plans shallow anchorages versus offshore passage-making. The usual interior places a single cabin and a nominally double aft cabin in each hull, a large heads to starboard, galley to port, and a bridgedeck saloon with a large chart table. A rare motor-sailer version exists with a raised deck, interior helm, and twin 15-horsepower diesels; propulsion otherwise is a single outboard or twin inboard engines.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-equipped examples commonly carry a heating system, solar panels, a freezer, and hot water, which together speak to independent extended cruising. On the canvas and sail-handling side, a gennaker and electric winches are commonly fitted, easing short-handed sailing. For navigation and monitoring, a chartplotter, AIS, radar, and autopilot are commonly seen, while a swim platform and dinghy davits round out the cockpit and stern for tender handling. These clusters mean a buyer can expect turnkey liveaboard capability on a properly updated boat without chasing many separate upgrades.
What to Inspect
The four watertight compartments noted by Multihulls World are a core safety feature and should be confirmed intact anchor. Verify which keel configuration a specific hull carries, since standard stub keels, a few centreboard builds, and optional daggerboards exist and affect both draft and handling. On the motor-sailer variant, check the raised deck joint and interior helm station for leaks given the structural change from the standard deck.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Comanche 32 typically appears on the used market in Denmark and the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward:
- Confirm keel type (stub keel, centreboard, or daggerboard) and matching draft for your cruising grounds
- Inspect the four watertight compartments for integrity
- Verify propulsion configuration (outboard, twin inboard, or motor-sailer diesels)
- Prioritize hulls with heating, solar, autopilot, and electric winches for ready cruising
- Expect a dated silhouette — cosmetic, not structural
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Sailcraft Comanche 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 | $69,731 | — |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $37,224 | -46.6% |
Where they're listed
Sailcraft Comanche 32 listings appear across 2 countries. Denmark has the most listings with 1 (50.0%), followed by United Kingdom.
Country view
2 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | $69,731 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| United Kingdom | $37,224 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanneau Sun Fast 32 | 31.17' | $ 49,161 | 24 | 8 |
| C&C 32 | 31.5' | $ 21,517 | 13 | 5 |
| Pearson 32 | 31.75' | $ 16,500 | 11 | 7 |
| Sailcraft Comanche 32You are here | — | $ 53,464 | 2 | 1 |