Albin Alpha 29 Buyer's Guide
The Albin Alpha 29 is a Peter Norlin-designed fractional sloop built by Albin Marin AB from the mid eighties, with a few hundred hulls produced and a 1987 design modification along the way. On the used market she presents as a modest-displacement solid-fiberglass cruiser with a teak interior, three cabins, and a fin keel — a small boat with serious cruising intent rather than a day-sailer with berths.
Layouts on the Used Market
The fleet splits between factory-finished hulls and home-completed boats. The latter were sold to be finished by their owners, so the interior joinery, bulkhead bonding, and hardware bedding on any given example reflect the individual builder as much as the marque. Expect the same three-cabin, five-to-six-berth footprint with galley and head regardless of who completed the work, but treat the execution as variable until inspected.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most examples carry the original 9-horsepower Yanmar diesel and a stainless-steel fuel tank, with a fractional rig sized to a 408-square-foot plan. The running rigging follows period dimensions — 96.9-foot halyards at 5/16 inch and 3/8-inch sheets — so replacement is simple. Buyers should look for a 135 percent genoa upgrade, which raises the sail-area-to-displacement ratio from 17.1 to 19.8, and verify the standing and running rigging against the original guide sizes rather than assuming a prior owner upsized them.
What to Inspect
Because some Alpha 29s were home-completed, the single most important check is the consistency of the owner-finished work home-completed hulls vary in quality. Examine bulkhead tabbing and interior teak joinery for gaps or soft bonding, and inspect deck hardware bedding for leaks that a non-yard finish could have missed. Confirm the iron fin keel for corrosion at the hull joint and check the stainless-steel fuel tank for pitting. Verify the fractional rig's halyards and sheets match the original 96.9-foot and 29.3-foot guide lengths before trusting a previous owner's rigging claims.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
- Check the bulkhead tabbing and interior joinery on home-completed hulls
- Inspect the iron keel-to-hull joint for corrosion
- Test the stainless-steel fuel tank for pitting or weeping
- Verify rigging lengths against original fractional-rig dimensions
- Confirm three-cabin berth count and teak condition before offer
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Albin Alpha 29. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 1 | $17,143 | — |
Where they're listed
Albin Alpha 29 listings appear across 1 country. Germany has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $17,143 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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| Albin Alpha 29You are here | — | $ 17,143 | 1 | 0 |