Swan ClubSwan 36 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The defining layout fact is that the ClubSwan 36 does not have any interior in the Swan tradition but is considered a Protected Shelter — a dry space to rest between races or during longer delivery. Access is through a sliding, offset companionway hatch, and all interior components are of lightweight construction. Removable berths can be implemented on occasion, and the accommodation is Spartan and pretty cramped for a 36-footer with an option for a pair of pilot berths. The removable deck panels keep most of the controls outside the boat, leaving a dryer interior, so what little enclosed space exists is functional rather than livable.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Teak decks and a chartplotter are commonly fitted to boats offered for sale. Less frequently, and typically as owner upgrades, you may find heating, a gennaker, spinnaker, asymmetric spinnaker, electric winches, radar, or a life raft. The base deck equipment is well defined: seven Harken winches, a retractable carbon fibre bowsprit beneath a deck fairing, SeaDek anti-slip, and engine options of a Nanni diesel or Torqeedo electric with BMW lithium battery. In race mode the drive shaft and fixed prop retract into the hull.

What to Inspect

Documented known points begin with the structure: the hull is an E-glass/infused epoxy laminate with carbon reinforcements and there are no holes through the hull or deck, which simplifies penetration-related survey. The watertight bulkheads in front of the rudders are a stated safety feature and should be confirmed intact. The line systems sit under two removable panels with unidirectional reinforcements — one covering the retractable bowsprit and retriever circuit, the other aft of the mast covering circuits and restrictors — and the bowsprit lays within a structural gutter covered by a panel, so panel fit and gutter condition matter. The C-foil slides through a watertight case inside the boat with no angle-of-attack adjustment, and the twin rudders connect by fixed bars under the deck; these systems should be cycled and checked. The engine is centrally under the cockpit with access through a bulkhead aft of the companionway and from the sides, and the deck fairings use a special Velcro version that must still secure firmly.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets for the ClubSwan 36 are Italy, Spain, Croatia, and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm the Protected Shelter and offset hatch are intact; verify the seven Harken winches and central C-board winch operate; inspect the removable panels, bowsprit gutter, and watertight rudder bulkheads; confirm foil case sealing and twin-rudder bar linkage; check engine access and retract mechanism; and note which common or upgrade items (teak, chartplotter, spinnaker, electric winches) are present.