Alubat Ovni 39 Buyer's Guide
The Alubat Ovni 39 on the brokerage market is a late-eighties Philippe Briand design built by SAS Alubat Chantier Naval in aluminium with an iron centreboard keel. She draws as little as 2.3 feet, which shapes both where she can cruise and how owners have equipped her for extended voyaging.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The 39.21-foot hull with a 12.96-foot beam gives a roomy three-cabin arrangement room to breathe, and the aluminium construction keeps interior surfaces straightforward. Either layout carries the 300-liter fresh water tankage that supports self-sufficient cruising.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used Ovni 39s commonly carry solar and wind generators for off-grid power, with autopilot, radar, AIS, and chartplotter covering navigation and collision avoidance. Sail-handling upgrades frequently include spinnaker, gennaker, and asymmetric spinnaker gear plus electric winches, while bimini, dodger, and dinghy davits address cockpit comfort and tender stowage. Often-seen rather than universal are inverter and hot water, and an EPIRB is also often carried. A life raft is commonly fitted for offshore passages.
What to Inspect
The hull is aluminium and the centreboard keel is iron, so a buyer should look closely at keel-trunk corrosion and any electrolysis around the dissimilar-metal junction anchor. The shallow draft depends on a functioning centreboard, and the iron keel demands inspection for rust and paint breakdown. The listed draft of 2.3 to 2.6 feet is load-dependent, so verify the centreboard mechanism and trunk seals rather than trusting a static measurement.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Ovni 39 are Martinique and Germany. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm aluminium hull and iron centreboard condition, test the centreboard hoist and trunk, verify the three-cabin layout suits your plans, and check that solar, wind generator, autopilot, and navigation electronics are present and serviced.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Alubat Ovni 39. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $174,228 | — |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $87,405 | -49.8% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $86,687 | -0.8% |
Where they're listed
Alubat Ovni 39 listings appear across 2 countries. Martinique has the most listings with 3 (75.0%), followed by Germany.
Country view
4 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinique | $87,405 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Germany | $174,228 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% |
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