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2008 Beneteau Oceanis 37 "MALUHIA", Sausalito, CA 94965 (Clipper Yacht Harbor)

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2008 Beneteau Oceanis 37 "MALUHIA"View listing

Ability analysis

Everything below is costed to cross the Pacific.

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Specifications

All-in, cruising

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not analysed

All-in, offshore

$158k–$166k

offer + full refit

Length

37.67 ft

Draft

4.58 ft

Capability

5.0 · 5.0

cruising · offshore, of 10

Capability is scored for both standards from the same design research, re-weighted. The money is not: a coastal refit has to be costed on its own, which is why it can read “not analysed” above while the score beside it is real.

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References

  • 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 37 MALUHIA - BoatTrader listing 10217866listingOceanic Yacht Sales / BoatTraderPrimary source for current asking price, location and seller-stated 2020-2026 maintenance, but no longer the strongest source for original configuration. The March 2020 hull-specific survey outranks copied listing specifications and exposes multiple conflicts: 120V rather than 220V, 34 rather than 37 gallons fuel, different plotter/VHF models, larger inverter/alternator/house bank and a documented hydraulic autopilot drive. Large sections remain verbatim Beneteau European brochure copy, and the listing's 213sqft working-sail figure is wrong against the 614sqft rig calculation. Treat current photographs and invoices as the tie-breaker where 2020 survey and 2026 listing differ.
  • Survey Report #7027 - COOL CHANGE, HIN BEYP4016B808otherFrancoise Ramsay, SAMS Accredited Marine Surveyor #962offline[prepurchase survey] Hull-specific pre-purchase survey performed in water, during a test sail and hauled at KKMI on March 13, 2020, when MALUHIA was named COOL CHANGE. This is the strongest evidence in the file for identity, keel, dimensions and the equipment actually fitted at that date. It found the vessel structurally and mechanically sound, the engine in excellent condition and the systems operational, subject to the survey's ordinary non-destructive and accessible-area limitations. It is historical evidence, not a substitute for a 2026 pre-purchase survey: six years of subsequent use and aging remain unknown. Held offline: file_00000000067c81fdb5b9f68537373d38
  • MALUHIA visual inventory, registration records and maintenance invoicesotherOwner-supplied photographs and records, compiled 25 August 2026offline[visual inventory] Current photographs and hull-specific documents resolve identity, EC Category A model capacity, electrical equipment, 200W solar, AIS650 model, MMSI, sail labels and recent yard work. Photographs establish visible configuration and momentary indicator states, not hidden condition or successful load testing. The 2024 invoice is probably MALUHIA's but names the vessel only as BENETEAU; the 2026 raw-water invoice is directly tied to MALUHIA. Held offline: file_00000000557482308e038f233b246d85
  • BENETEAU 37 - sailboat specificationsmanufacturer specSailboatdataModel-family source for rig dimensions and the two keel options: 4.58ft standard/4,253lb ballast and 6.25ft deep/3,902lb. The 2020 survey now confirms this hull has the 4ft 7in shoal keel and controls hull-specific dimensions and fuel capacity. The Moorings 37.2 marketing name remains provenance context, though the two-cabin recreational COOL CHANGE survey makes charter origin remote.
  • Beneteau 37otherWikipedia[encyclopaedia] Tertiary source, corroboration only. Independently confirms the two keel options and the ballast split, deck-stepped mast, swept spreaders, aluminium spars and stainless standing rigging, fin keel with bulb and spade rudder, and production in France and Marion, South Carolina. Also gives hull speed 7.82 knots, which my own calculation from LWL 34.08ft reproduces exactly.
  • Beneteau 37 - boat review by John KretschmerreviewSailing MagazineJune 2008, contemporaneous with this hull and the single most useful document found. Source for the balsa-cored deck, the externally-fastened stainless keel bolts, the moulded propeller skeg, the shaft rather than saildrive transmission, in-mast furling as standard equipment, and the 9/10 fractional rig. Kretschmer explicitly prefers the shaft over the saildrive for longer gear life.
  • Oceanis 37 - Beneteau heritage pagemanufacturer specBeneteauBuilder's archive gives 14,359lb dry, now independently matched by the hull-specific 2020 survey and therefore adopted over the listing/Sailboatdata 14,008lb figure. Confirms Finot/Conq naval design with Nauta Design interior and bridge clearance 54ft 8in. It does not publish draft variants, CE category, ballast or stability data.
  • OCEANIS 37 Owner's Manual, Code 082135 Index Gowners manualBeneteau, hosted by SailboatOwners.commay not fit this hullNOT VERIFIED - the host returned an SSL certificate error and the document could not be opened during either pass. It is 'Index G', a late revision, and other evidence indicates a second, different Oceanis 37 was launched around 2010. It should open in an ordinary browser and probably carries the CE design category and possibly stability data. Confirm the model year and hull-number range on the title page before trusting a single figure from it.
  • Oceanis Revisited - Yachting Life's review of the Beneteau 37reviewYachting Life (Andi Robertson), reposted by Murray Yacht Salesmay not fit this hullPublished December 2010 describing a February 2010 media launch, two years after this hull was built. This is the main evidence that a later and different Oceanis 37 exists, which is why the owner's manual above is also suspect. Excluded from every technical finding in this file.
  • The Yanmar 3YM30, 3YM30C and 3YM30AE: The Complete Boater's Guideengine manualMurray Yacht SalesApplies to the engine model, not to this hull. Source for the undersized heat-exchanger core on serial numbers below E05566, for the mechanical indirect injection with no ECU (which is the right architecture for a boat going a long way from a dealer), and for Yanmar's global dealer network.
  • Yanmar SD20 saildrive diaphragm seal service intervalclass associationYBW Forummay not fit this hullRetained deliberately as NEGATIVE evidence: this boat has a shaft drive, not a saildrive, so none of the diaphragm consumable cost or below-waterline failure path applies. Kept in the file so that the absence of a saildrive line is visibly a decision rather than an omission.
  • Beneteau Oceanis 37 keel leakclass associationYBW Forummay not fit this hullSame model family, a different and unspecified hull. The thread's own conclusion is that apparent keel-bolt weeping is frequently misdiagnosed plumbing or condensation. Establishes only that the failure mode is discussed for this model - a survey target, not a finding about MALUHIA.
  • Traditional main vs in-mast furlingclass associationCruisers and Sailing Forumsmay not fit this hullOwner evidence about the system type, not about this boat. Two useful things: a documented offshore case where a crew could not furl in gale conditions and had to climb the mast and cut the sail down, and the consistent counter-report that thousands of jam-free miles are normal if the system is not forced. Also the source for the recommendation that in-mast sails be crosscut rather than radial or moulded - relevant because MALUHIA's main is a moulded 3DL.
  • Mainsail furling systems: an expert guideotherYachting Monthly (Graham Snook, 21 December 2020)[offshore reference] Source for the prevalence figure that settles the in-mast argument empirically: 38 percent of boats sailing round the world in the 2018 World ARC had furling mainsails, and Hallberg-Rassy report almost all new owners over 40ft choose them. Also identifies the dominant jam cause as a baggy sail furling bulkily inside the mast, which is a sail problem rather than a system problem.
  • In-Mast, In-Boom, or Slab Reefing - Convenience and ReliabilityotherAttainable Adventure Cruising (John Harries)[offshore reference] The strongest published case against in-mast furling offshore, and the other half of a genuine disagreement recorded rather than adjudicated. Harries writes from a conservative high-latitude perspective and his sample is anecdotal - three friends who have gone up the mast at sea - which is why it sits alongside the World ARC prevalence figure rather than overriding it.
  • What Sails Should You Choose for a Pacific Crossing?otherPacific Puddle Jump[passage planning] Directly on point: the Puddle Jump is the San Francisco to Marquesas rally this voyage would join. Source for the warning that in-mast and in-boom systems make reefing harder downwind, which is the point of sail this entire passage consists of, and for the staysail argument that preserves the genoa.
  • Pacific Puddle Jump - 2,208 documented entries since 2009otherKeel Index[fleet data] Empirical fleet composition for this exact route, 2009-2023. Beneteau is the single most-represented builder with 88 entries across 36 models; six in ten entries are 35-45ft LOA. This is the best available answer to whether a production Beneteau belongs on the Milk Run, and it is yes, in numbers.
  • Trans Pacific (Puddle-Jump) cruising guideotherCruisers Wiki[cruising guide] Conditions on the route: typical 15kt ESE trades but 'days of 30+ knots are not uncommon', with gales in the ITCZ and SPCZ convergence zones. Context for the reefing-system assessment and for the storm-canvas risk.
  • Tahiti Cruisers Guide - Marine suppliesotherThe Floating Lab / Tahiti Cruisers Guide[cruising guide] What can and cannot be obtained in Papeete, the only meaningful repair infrastructure on the route. Yanmar and Raymarine are both represented, which is materially good news for this boat's engine and electronics. Chain ordered there takes a few months to arrive, which makes ground tackle a Bay Area decision.
  • Retired Chartplotter Products - C-Series Classicmanufacturer specRaymarineConfirms the C80 is on Raymarine's retired list as a C-Series Classic. The page gives no support-cutoff date and no spares policy, so the practical consequence - that a retired 2000s multifunction display is not the plotter to leave for the Marquesas on - is my inference and is labelled as such. It does NOT mean the fitted plotter is worthless or absent; it is credited in alreadyAboard.
  • KKMI Sausalito - Menu of ServicesotherKKMI[yard rate sheet] Effective 11/10/2023, nearly three years stale as of August 2026 - treat as a floor, not a ceiling. The yard is in Sausalito where the boat lies, so no delivery leg. General bottom prep $145/hr, finish painting $159/hr, skilled craftsperson $169/hr, sanitary systems $179/hr, crane and travelift $380/hr, haul and launch $16/ft for 20-39ft, yard storage $4.00/ft/day, plus a 4.75 percent safety fee on all labour. Used as the high end of the Bay Area band throughout.
  • Berkeley Marine Center - Yard RatesotherBerkeley Marine Center[yard rate sheet] No effective date published, which is a caveat. General technician $125/hr, skilled $140/hr, haul and launch $17/ft for 30-39ft, DIY lay days $2.50/ft/day rising $0.50/ft every two weeks, crane $300/hr, mast storage $25/day. Used as the low end of the Bay Area band, and the published DIY lay-day rate is direct evidence that owner bottom work is permitted at Bay Area yards.
  • Survey Prices - Steve Jones Marine SurveyorotherSteveSurveys, Fairfax CA[surveyor rate sheet] Marin County surveyor and the boat lies in Marin. Pre-purchase survey under 50ft at $27 per foot with a $550 minimum, which is $1,013 at 37.5ft, and no travel fee for boats in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Alameda Counties. A real cost advantage of a Sausalito boat over the SoCal candidates in the fleet.
  • Survey Rates - Maritime SurveyorsotherMaritime Surveyors[surveyor rate sheet] Used only to set the upper end of the survey band: pre-purchase condition and valuation at $28.00-$35.00 per foot, which is $1,050-$1,313 at 37.5ft.
  • Replacing Your Standing RiggingotherRigworks Sailing Systems, San Diego[rigging reference] Source for the industry 10-12 year service life for stainless wire and for the observation that many insurers will not cover boats with aged rigging. A California rigger, though San Diego rather than the Bay Area, and this is a general standard rather than a statement about this rig.
  • Average Cost to Replace Standing Rigging (with Examples)otherImprove Sailing[cost reference] National rather than Bay Area, and a survey of typical figures rather than a quote: $5,000-$10,000 for a 30-50ft boat including rigging and labour. The only published cost band found for this job. Everything above that figure in my estimate is uplift I applied from the yard rate sheets, and is labelled as inference.
  • Assessing StabilityotherOcean Navigator (Nigel Calder)may not fit this hull[stability reference] General naval architecture, not model-specific. Source for the 120-degree AVS minimum recommended for extended voyaging and 130 preferred, and for the crucial caveat that static stability calculations 'take no account for the dynamic forces at work in conditions of heavy breaking seas' and ignore stores and gear placement. That caveat is why the capsize screening figure below is reported with its loading sensitivity rather than used as a verdict.
  • Sausalito, California sales tax rateotherSalesTaxHandbook[tax reference] 9.25 percent combined, the basis for useTaxPctOverride. A commercial rate lookup rather than a CDTFA primary document. California use tax on a private-party vessel purchase is assessed on where the vessel is principally berthed and registered, so this figure holds only if the boat stays in a Marin district berth through the refit. Verify with CDTFA before relying on it.

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