Cruisers Yachts 360 Express

TARPON III is a beautiful ONE OWNER 2009 Cruisers Yachts 360 Express, powered by twin Volvo Penta 8.1 Gxi engines with 400 hours of use. New risers & manifolds completed 2-2-2024 along with full service to both engines. Service records are available. Also keep in mind that we show in the pictures, 3 items that will need attention. Isen Glass enclosure, Garmin 5212 GPS, & the cabin salon couch will need to be upgraded. Because we are selling her, it has been decided to let the new buyers pick their own colors, & what GPS they would want for replacement. Please call Micky for more details on these items. 

Introduced in 2008 as the 360 Express (and called the 380 Express beginning in 2012), this richly appointed family cruiser is agile, roomy, and extremely well finished. As one expects in a boat this size, the feature list is long. Her impressively stylish, full-width salon includes a spacious galley with faux-granite countertop, forward stateroom with privacy curtain, and a U-shaped rear lounge (with table and storage) that easily converts into a double berth for guests. The head has a separate shower stall and features a countertop with Venetian-style tile backsplash. Note the built-in entertainment center and space-saving rectangular dinette. The Cruiser’s roomy, guest-friendly cockpit includes a double-wide helm seat, portside chaise lounge, and circular rear settee that converts into a large sun pad. The fiberglass hardtop is standard.

The 360 express is very roomy for its size at 38 ft LOA it really feels like a 40 ft yacht due to its high displacement despite having the same length and beam as other models in its class. built with a very comfortable walk-through to the bow makes it very convenient to get on the sun-pad which is generously sized. The 360 Express displaces 20,000 pounds on a 38′ LOA, making it bigger than its model designation would indicate. So it’s with no reservations that I compare it to Sea Ray’s 380 Sundancer, which, though a foot longer and carrying the same beam, has a nearly identical displacement.

The layout of the 360 Express is markedly different from that of the 380 Sundancer. It has a walkthrough windshield that offers quick access to the bow. Its small sidedecks allow for a bigger cabin. Of course, if you transit locks frequently, you might prefer more substantial sidedecks. The 360 Express’s companionway hatch is on centerline rather than to port, allowing its companion lounge to lie along the portside of the helm deck. Three can sit on this lounge facing abeam, or one person can recline, head against the padded helm. The 360 Express’s doublewide, flip-bolster helm bench contrasts with the 380 Sundancer’s single helm chair and double-wide companion lounge directly next to it. The 360 Express has a large wetbar installed in the aft cockpit, compared to the 380 Sundancer’s smaller wetbar installed at the port side of the helm deck. The larger wetbar on the 360 Express is superior for entertaining.

Belowdecks, at the base of the 360 Express’s companionway steps, you’ll find a large, swanky head with an impressive separate shower stall. The stall’s bifold door folds flat against the bulkhead. When the shower’s not in use, that feature allows for home-like elbow room for someone using the vanity and mirror. When the shower is being used, the door seals watertight with a gasket against the vanity.