Larsen sailboats for sale

Buying a used Larsen: one builder's hand across two companies

A used Larsen is a bet on Hans Aage Larsen's individual workmanship rather than on a shipyard's sustained quality control. Every model in the lineup traces back to the same Danish designer-builder, but he worked through more than one company over his career, so a boat's condition and paperwork tell a buyer more than the brand name alone.

Which era to target

The 25 and 28 carry Larsen Boat's name as builder of record — Larsen's own company. The 34 was completed by Nyboat ApS of Vordingborg, the yard that inherited Larsen Boat's rights once it went under and folded Larsen into its own operation. That builder-of-record change is worth confirming with a surveyor or the boat's paperwork: it marks a change in the company standing behind a hull, not a change in who actually shaped it, since Larsen himself is credited as designer on both the 34 and the earlier 232.

What to inspect across the range

Reviewers note that both the Larsen 25 and Larsen 34 were sold to be home-completed, meaning fit-out quality can vary from boat to boat within the same model depending on the finishing owner's skill — worth surveying closely rather than assuming factory-consistent joinery and systems. Hulls across the 25 and 34 are fiberglass — hand-laid on the 25 — with lead ballast keels, and both boats' decks use a sandwich core construction that Yachtdatabase's review credits with improving interior climate; a pre-purchase survey should check that core for moisture alongside the usual keel-bolt and rig work.

Navigating the lineup

Sizes in the lineup run from the roughly 24-foot 232 up through the 34, all daysailer-to-small-cruiser boats from the same designer-builder rather than distinct product lines. The full model directory on this page breaks the range out by length and year for closer comparison.