South Coast 36 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used-market South Coast 36 means looking at a solid-fiberglass cutter designed by Rudy Waalkens and Leif Bofeidt in the early nineties and built by South Coast Seacraft Co. She carries a Perkins 4108 diesel of 41 horsepower and a 678-square-foot sail plan on a fin keel with skeg-hung rudder. Most buyers will meet her as a moderate-displacement cruiser with a three-cabin owner layout or an ex-charter example of the same hull.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common version afloat, but both owner and ex-charter layouts are available to a buyer. Ex-charter examples are common and may show higher cycle counts on systems and interior wear consistent with fleet use. The 10.99-foot beam and 30.18-foot waterline describe a hull with room for a cruising household rather than a sparse racer interior.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used South Coast 36s commonly carry solar arrays, hot water, a dodger, a bimini, a chartplotter, an EPIRB, and a short-handed sailing setup suited to a couple. Many have a circumnavigation-grade rigging package and canvas for extended voyaging. For a buyer, the short-handed setup and circumnavigation rigging mean the boat may already be sorted for single-watch sailing and long passages; confirm the age and condition of standing rigging rather than assuming the label guarantees fresh gear. Solar and hot water speak to self-sufficiency at anchor, while dodger and bimini protect the helm and companionway.
What to Inspect
A survey should focus on normal age-related items rather than known design flaws. Verify the draft behavior: the boat settles with load at 1,156 pounds per inch of immersion, so a heavily equipped example will sit deeper than a light one and may approach 4.96 feet instead of 4.66 anchor. Check the cutter rig's sheet inventory against the dimensions — jib and genoa sheets at 36.1 feet and 0.55-inch diameter, mainsheet at 90.2 feet, spinnaker sheets at 79.4 feet — since mismatched or undersized running rigging is a frequent owner shortcut anchor. Confirm the Perkins 4108 starts clean and holds cooling temps, as it is the specified auxiliary.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for used South Coast 36s is Australia. A buyer's short checklist:
- Inspect for ex-charter wear on interior and systems
- Verify rigging matches sheet lengths and diameters
- Confirm loaded draft against the immersion rate
- Test the Perkins 4108 under load
- Check solar and circumnavigation rigging age
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the South Coast 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 3 | $41,467 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $34,210 | -17.5% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $34,210 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
South Coast 36 listings appear across 1 country. Australia has the most listings with 5.
Country view
5 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $41,121 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavaria Yachts 36 | 37.89' | $ 67,132 | 111 | 33 |
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| Gozzard 36 | 36' | $ 65,000 | 33 | 4 |
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| Bowman 36 | 36' | $ 37,753 | 15 | 2 |
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| Cape George 36 | 36' | $ 112,250 | 12 | 5 |
| South Coast 36You are here | — | $ 41,121 | 5 | 0 |