Westerly Seahawk 35 Buyer's Guide
The Westerly Seahawk 35 is a Dubois-designed 35-foot cruiser produced in small numbers between 1988 and 1990, and today she appears in the brokerage market as a purpose-built passage boat rather than a coastal day-sailer. A shopper will find two interior versions and a consistent deck plan, with equipment levels varying by prior owner taste. Knowing the layout options and the few documented structural details will sharpen any survey.
Layouts on the Used Market
Two plans were built. The standard version has three cabins: a forward V-berth, an aft double berth spanning the full beam, and a saloon with two singles plus a convertible dinette. The owner's version drops the saloon berths for an island double forward and adds a larger heads and more storage aft. Both sleep up to seven in teak-finished interiors with blue upholstery. The galley is port-side by the companionway with a gas stove, oven, sink, and top-load fridge; the nav station opposite has a hinged chart table. A buyer choosing between the two should weigh guest berths against private volume and stowage.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry heating, autopilot, chartplotter, life raft, inverter, and bimini with dodger as commonly fitted gear. Often-seen additions include solar panels, both symmetric and asymmetric spinnakers, furling main, hot water, swim platform, dinghy davits, teak decks, radar, AIS, and EPIRB. For a passage-minded buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — heating, inverter, solar, and autopilot reduce reliance on shore power and steady the helm on long runs — and sail-handling and safety — furling main, spinnakers, davits, radar, and AIS extend range and simplify short-handed cruising. Teak decks and bimini are comfort items but signal owner care.
What to Inspect
The deck is a fiberglass sandwich with balsa core, so a survey should check for soft spots or delamination in the core, particularly around fittings and hatches. The hull is solid glass reinforced with stringers and bulkheads and bolted to the deck with sealant, and the cockpit has four self-draining lockers plus two lazarettes that should be confirmed dry. The anchor locker stows 164 feet of chain and rope and the bow roller is rated to 44 pounds, so inspect the locker floor and roller weld for stress. Four winches and the cable-and-pulley wheel steering should be cycled for smooth operation.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United Kingdom, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm which interior version suits your plans, survey the balsa-cored deck for moisture, verify cockpit drainage and locker integrity, and check the chain locker and bow roller. The Seahawk 35 rewards the passage-oriented owner with a secure cockpit and a hull that carries load without sagging her lines.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Westerly Seahawk 35. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 1 | $49,618 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $47,579 | -4.1% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $46,611 | -2.0% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $25,149 | -46.0% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $38,396 | +52.7% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $47,579 | +23.9% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $45,446 | -4.5% |
Where they're listed
Westerly Seahawk 35 listings appear across 4 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 6 (60.0%), followed by Portugal and Greece.
Country view
10 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $47,579 | 6 | 1 | 60.0% |
| Portugal | $46,611 | 2 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Greece | $38,396 | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
| Ireland | $45,446 | 1 | 1 | 10.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
7 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dufour 35 | 35.25' | $ 30,000 | 26 | 1 |
| Moody 35 | 34.5' | $ 65,251 | 25 | 3 |
| Tradewind 35 | 35.01' | $ 61,166 | 21 | 3 |
| Nauticat 35 | 34.92' | $ 105,251 | 18 | 2 |
| Hinterhoeller Niagara 35 | 35' | $ 25,000 | 14 | 4 |
| Westerly Seahawk 35You are here | — | $ 46,611 | 10 | 2 |
| Endeavour 35 | 35.42' | $ 35,677 | 9 | 3 |