Cornish Shrimper 19 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Cornish Shrimper 19 means entering a used-boat pool that is deep and long-lived: well over 1,000 examples have been built across a production run that has remained in more or less continuous production for more than 40 years, and the boat is a perennially popular pocket cruiser rather than a scarce collector's item. Because the Shrimper is built to a great extent to owner requirements, no two used boats present identically, but the underlying hull, rig, and accommodation structure are consistent enough that a buyer can inspect with confidence.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Shrimper's defining layout is a flush deck that wondrously scrunches a usable cabin underneath itself, with a peculiar pair of deadlights peering like a shark's eyes from just under the rubrail. Below, the cabin headroom is only 43 inches in the middle on the Mk I, while the Mk II offers 6 inches more; both generations place both berths extending through the aft cabin bulkhead and under the cockpit seats for a total 6 ft 7 in length. The recessed foredeck provides large, easily accessed anchor and rode storage, and the Mk2 version in 1995 brought many detailed improvements that make ergonomics, stowage and sail handling better, with less external woodwork than earlier versions.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, autopilots and chartplotters are commonly fitted, and solar is often seen. Most boats have an outboard well at the back of the cockpit that easily accommodates one of the single-cylinder 4- to 6-hp outboards from various makers, while from the late 1980s onwards there was an option for a small diesel inboard engine, which adds a little to the boat's weight. The builder does now offer inboard diesel and electric outboards as options, and emerging now, electric inboard engines sit alongside various electric inboard or outboard engine options, with easy to use controls led to the cockpit. The cupcake-sized Harken furler spools the canvas around a flexible cable in the jib's luff rather than around a rigid tube, and the gaff rig itself is fixed by builder enthusiasm rather than owner choice.
What to Inspect
The documented known issues are narrow but worth checking on every example. The Mk I's transom cutout isn't tall enough to allow tilt-up of the outboard, and the Mk II hasn't remedied this issue, so verify whether the installed motor can be cleared of the water as the owner wishes. Separately, partial furling to reef the jib doesn't really work on the flexible-cable furler, meaning the jib must be handled by hand for reefing regardless of the fitted gear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Cornish Shrimper 19 are the United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece, and Germany. For a buyer, the checklist is short and source-backed: confirm generation (Mk I vs Mk II headroom and woodwork), test the outboard tilt-up against the transom cutout, and accept that jib furling is stowage not reefing. With those caveats understood, the Shrimper remains a secure, traditional pocket cruiser in plentiful supply.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Cornish Shrimper 19. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 4 | $ 15,217 | — |
| Nov 25 | 5 | $ 19,617 | +28.9% |
| Dec 25 | 4 | $ 22,625 | +15.3% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $ 13,462 | -40.5% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $ 12,176 | -9.6% |
| Mar 26 | 7 | $ 11,432 | -6.1% |
| Apr 26 | 17 | $ 14,500 | +26.8% |
| May 26 | 14 | $ 17,520 | +20.8% |
| Jun 26 | 9 | $ 20,970 | +19.7% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $ 33,755 | +61.0% |
Where they're listed
Cornish Shrimper 19 listings appear across 6 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 65 (92.9%), followed by Switzerland and France.
Country view
70 listings · 6 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $ 17,520 | 65 | 28 | 92.9% |
| Switzerland | $ 12,402 | 1 | 1 | 1.4% |
| France | $ 14,329 | 1 | 0 | 1.4% |
| Greece | $ 22,927 | 1 | 0 | 1.4% |
| Ireland | $ 6,305 | 1 | 0 | 1.4% |
| United States | $ 14,500 | 1 | 0 | 1.4% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornish Crabbers Shrimper 19You are here | — | $ 17,216 | 70 | 29 |
| Honnor Marine 19 | 23.62' | $ 18,934 | 26 | 9 |
| Cornish Crabbers Shrimper 21 | 21' | $ 50,734 | 15 | 3 |