Albin 82 MS Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an Albin 82 MS means looking at a Swedish-built Per Brohäll motorsailer from the mid seventies, with production running 1975 to 1980 and 220 hulls constructed. She is a 26.9-foot fin-keel masthead sloop with a Volvo Penta diesel on shaft drive, a six-berth single-cabin layout, and the kind of stable, comfort-weighted hull numbers that suit sheltered-water and short-coast cruising rather than bluewater ambition.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 82 MS shares the same fundamental plan: one cabin, six berths, a galley, and a toilet facility within a 9.32-foot beam. The motorsailer brief means the deckhouse and cockpit are arranged for sheltered helm access, and the 17.2-gallon water tank alongside 33 gallons of diesel defines her as a weekend craft. Because some boats were sold home-completed, you will encounter examples where the interior woodwork, wiring, and through-hull fitting were finished by the owner rather than the Albin Marin AB line — these are not a different model, but they demand a different inspection eye.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the Swedish used market, solar, autopilot, and chartplotter are commonly fitted to the 82 MS, forming the core of a low-power electrical and navigation cluster that suits her modest house loads. A buyer should treat these as expected rather than exceptional: solar keeps the autopilot and chartplotter live at anchor without engine charging, and the chartplotter brings the small helm up to modern coastal standards. Beyond that, most other gear is best assessed individually rather than assumed.
What to Inspect
The central used-market caveat is the home-completed subset, where factory consistency cannot be presumed. Any such hull should be checked for proper through-hull and electrical installation done to a seamanlike standard, since the original sale left finishing to the owner. The solid sprayed fiberglass hull and sandwich deck should be surveyed for moisture in the usual way, but the variable is the amateur-built interior rather than the Albin shell itself.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for the Albin 82 MS is Sweden. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm whether the example was factory- or home-completed; verify the joinery, wiring, and through-hulls on any owner-finished hull; check the deck sandwich for moisture; and expect solar, autopilot, and chartplotter as standard modern fittings rather than negotiating points.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Albin 82 MS. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 1 | $21,000 | — |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $14,701 | -30.0% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $9,976 | -32.1% |
Where they're listed
Albin 82 MS listings appear across 1 country. Sweden has the most listings with 2.
Country view
2 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | $12,338 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Albin 82 MSYou are here | — | $ 12,335 | 2 | 2 |