Buying a used Reinke: assess the builder, not just the boat
A used Reinke was very likely built by an amateur owner-builder, or by one of a loose pool of independent hull manufacturers working from Kurt Reinke's self-build plans — not by a shipyard following a fixed production standard. Reinke's own "HD" system let a buyer finish hull and interior entirely personally, or hand the hull off to an independent welder before finishing the interior solo, so no two hulls necessarily passed through the same hands. A yachtdatabase.com review of the Reinke Super 11 makes the buyer stakes explicit: because the design was also sold to be home-completed, "the quality of each boat may vary." Treat brand and condition as separate questions from the outset — a Reinke's reputation lives in the design, not in a shared construction line.
Which era to target
Reinke plans go back roughly half a century, and boats built to them run from around seven meters up to seventeen, split between steel and aluminum construction. A concentrated wave went up in the late 1980s and early 1990s — YACHT counts dozens of hulls raised in backyards, meadows, gardens, and barns during that stretch, the archetypal amateur build. Alongside that wave, some former self-builders turned professional, welding hulls to order for other owners, including work by Rehberger, a hull manufacturer in southern Germany. That professional-welder pool has only thinned since: YACHT's 2022 reporting found aluminum-capable yards scarce and most of the early hull manufacturers already out of the trade — one more reason to have a hull's origin and condition professionally assessed rather than assumed. A hull's construction pedigree, self-built or professionally welded, is worth establishing before anything else about the boat.
What to inspect across the range
Because Reinke hulls were built individually rather than on a production line, and that variability isn't limited to any one model, inspection has to start with construction quality rather than a spec checklist. The clearest documented example: a yachtdatabase.com review of the Super 11 flags that home-completed examples can vary meaningfully in build quality boat to boat. Confirming hull material is a first practical step — a yachtdatabase.com review of the Hydra SC documents a steel hull, while the Super 11 was reviewed as an all-aluminum hull and deck, with chines that add initial stability. A surveyor experienced with amateur-built metal hulls, not just the Reinke name, is the right resource for judging welding and plating quality on a specific boat.
Navigating the lineup
The lineup carries individual design names — Taranga, Hydra, Secura, and others — spanning roughly 33 to 52 feet in length overall rather than sitting in a single numbered model line. Given how much already varies by builder, welder, and construction era, sizing up which specific design fits your plans is a more useful lens than treating the Reinke name as one spec. The full model directory on this page breaks out what's actually cataloged across the range.
Where they're listed
Reinke listings appear across 19 countries. Germany has the most listings with 20 (29.4%), followed by Portugal and Greece.
Country view
68 listings · 19 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $126,561 | 20 | 5 | 29.4% |
| Portugal | $103,102 | 10 | 1 | 14.7% |
| Greece | $54,447 | 8 | 2 | 11.8% |
| Italy | $84,857 | 6 | 0 | 8.8% |
| Australia | $25,085 | 3 | 1 | 4.4% |
| Spain | $33,595 | 3 | 0 | 4.4% |
| Netherlands | $32,437 | 3 | 2 | 4.4% |
| France | $116,025 | 2 | 0 | 2.9% |
| Croatia | $75,879 | 2 | 0 | 2.9% |
| Turkey | $52,711 | 2 | 0 | 2.9% |
| Austria | $46,338 | 1 | 0 | 1.5% |
| Bulgaria | $63,715 | 1 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 7 other countries | — | 7 | 0 | 10.3% |
All Reinke models
8 models grouped by length overall. Open any model to see recent asking prices and active listings.