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Najad 360

Built 1985–1994 by Najad Varvet AB (Sweden)

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About the Najad 360

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Najad 360
Photo: Allan Dalgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Built
1985–1994
Builder
Najad Varvet AB (Sweden)
Designer
Thorwald Karlsson
Length
35.27 ft
Waterline
30.35 ft
Beam
11.22 ft
Draft
5.84 ft
Displacement
15,432 lb
Ballast
6,614 lb
Hull / keel
fin keel
Rig
sloop
Propulsion
inboard
Fuel
66 gal
Water
79 gal
Stern thruster
none

Fin with skeg-hung rudder; iron ballast. Replaced by the Najad 361 in 1994. No model-specific problem sources were read.

Known problems for this model

No well-sourced problem reports found yet.

Engines & parts

Volvo Penta 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2003T parts: limited

Factory standard engine — you entered “Volvo Penta 2003”

Parts are available through Volvo Penta but owners consider them unique and overpriced (e.g., 2003T turbo, aluminum heat exchanger and oil cooler each quoted in the $1,700–3,000 range). Workarounds include converting the 2003T cooling system to aftermarket cupronickel heat exchanger and oil cooler, using the common aftermarket turbo, and cross-referencing some Perkins parts. Parts4Engines stocks aftermarket service parts.

Parts sources: Parts4Engines, Power Products Systems (genuine Volvo Penta parts)

Common problems (3)
  • Aluminum oil cooler and heat exchanger failures (2003T) cooling
    The aluminum oil cooler and heat exchanger are the usual first failures, and genuine replacements are very expensive, so some owners convert to aftermarket coolers or repower.
    cruisersforum.com · facebook.com
  • Carboned exhaust elbow and turbo from low-load running exhaust
    Long periods at low rpm carbon up the elbow and the 2003T turbo; the turbo can also be wrecked if it ingests the intake silencer foam.
    cruisersforum.com
  • Hard starting on older raw-water-cooled 2002s engine
    Original raw-water-cooled 2002s are described as reliable but difficult to start.
    forums.ybw.com
Model sources (1)

sailboatdata.com

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