Cornish Crabbers 24 Mk V Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Cornish Crabber 24 Mk V means looking at a 2017-onward Andrew Wolstenholme design built as the modern successor to the yard’s early-1980s classic, offered almost entirely within the United Kingdom. She is a 24-foot centerboard cruiser with traditional lines and a liftable drift centerboard, so the used buyer is weighing period charm against contemporary GRP construction.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Mk V presents a fixed accommodation plan centered on its pronounced deckhouse, which gives standing headroom below despite the 24-foot length. Buyers will find a forward double berth, a saloon that can take two added berths, and a stern with two stowage spaces where one converts to a guard berth. A separate bathroom and a true galley are part of the standard interior, so layout variation between boats is minimal — condition and equipment, not plan, differentiate examples.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a chartplotter, autopilot, solar, heating, and hot water as commonly fitted baseline equipment. An inverter and AIS are often seen additions. Less common owner upgrades include electric winches, a dodger, cockpit shower, and simplified shorthanded handling rigging. For a buyer, the presence of heating and hot water signals a boat equipped for shoulder-season cruising, while solar and autopilot suggest a seller who used her for relaxed coastal passages rather than day sailing alone.
What to Inspect
The Mk V has a liftable drift centerboard, so the pivot and trunk of that board deserve close inspection for wear and water ingress. The six-winch cockpit concentrates all maneuvering loads on those fittings and their mounts, and the two halyard winches beside the companionway should be checked for compression or deck softening. The pronounced deckhouse shapes that create interior headroom are also areas where older gelcoat and seam maintenance matter, given the compound curves involved.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats appear on the used market in the United Kingdom. A buyer’s short checklist: confirm the centerboard pivot and trunk are sound, verify the six cockpit winches and companionway halyard mounts are secure, and assess whether the fitted heating, hot water, and solar meet your cruising intent. The Mk V rewards the shopper who wants classic looks with modern enclosed accommodations.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Cornish Crabbers 24 Mk V. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 6 | $87,456 | — |
| May 26 | 1 | $81,491 | -6.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $91,753 | +12.6% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $107,725 | +17.4% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $74,694 | -30.7% |
Where they're listed
Cornish Crabbers 24 Mk V listings appear across 1 country. United Kingdom has the most listings with 11.
Country view
11 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $86,556 | 11 | 4 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Cornish Crabbers 24 Mk VYou are here | — | $ 86,556 | 11 | 4 |
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