Tiburon 36 Buyer's Guide
The Tiburon 36 on the used market is a Crealock-designed ketch from Cabo Rico, built as an ultra-heavy cruiser with a solid fiberglass hull and long keel. Buyers shopping brokerage listings will find a boat whose 21,000-pound displacement and 7,000-pound ballast make her a steady liveaboard rather than a light-air performer. With production beginning in 1972, the design predates many modern systems, so a viewing is as much about what has been updated as what remains original.
Layouts on the Used Market
Buyers should expect the standard Crealock ketch arrangement: a saloon served by the mizzen mast, a forward berth, and the galley and head typical of a 36-foot cruiser. The 11.42-foot beam and 3.17 length-to-beam ratio give more room than just over half of comparable designs, but the long keel and heavy structure mean the footprint below is conservative rather than expansive.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
No equipment tiers are specified for the Tiburon 36, so no specific gear can be cited as prevalent. Buyers should instead focus on the boat's core systems: the 20-horsepower Chrysler diesel, the ketch rig with 960 square feet of sail, and the 12-volt period electrical that almost certainly warrants modernization. Any generator, watermaker, or autopilot should be treated as an individual owner addition rather than a factory expectation.
What to Inspect
A buyer should confirm the basics even though the Tiburon 36 has no systemic faults in its class history. The hull is solid fiberglass with no core, so sound the topsides and deck for softness that would indicate unauthorized modification or repair rather than a factory defect. Check the long-keel hull-to-keel joint for weeping or previous fairing, and verify the rudder attachment if the boat carries the estimated attached type. Inspect the Chrysler diesel for cooling and exhaust corrosion, and confirm the ketch rig's chainplates are bedded and free of crevice rust. These are the points where a 1970s cruiser earns or loses its value.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Tiburon 36 is typically found in the United States. For a shopper, the takeaway is a short field check:
- Sound the solid hull and deck for repair softness
- Inspect the long-keel joint for past leakage
- Verify rudder attachment integrity
- Service-check the Chrysler diesel
- Confirm chainplate bedding and corrosion
- Test the ketch rigging for wear at 14 mm sheets
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Tiburon 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $29,000 | — |
Where they're listed
Tiburon 36 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $29,000 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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6 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Dory 36 | 36.12' | $ 56,075 | 36 | 12 |
| Rustler Yachts 36 | 35.33' | $ 101,476 | 30 | 8 |
| Creswell Marine 36 | 36' | $ 39,237 | 19 | 1 |
| Nicholson 36 | 36.25' | $ 29,000 | 16 | 1 |
| Cape George 36 | 36' | $ 89,500 | 9 | 1 |
| Cabo Rico 36You are here | — | $ 29,000 | 1 | 0 |