Express 64 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Finn Express 64 means looking at a 21-foot Ron Holland pocket cruiser built from 1983 by Fibå-vene in Finland. These are small, light-displacement fractional-sloop daysailers and coastal cruisers, not bluewater boats, and the used fleet reflects that simplicity.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Express 64's documented length overall is 21 feet with a beam of 8.2 feet and a waterline near 19 feet. Buyers should expect a compact pocket-cruiser layout suited to coastal overnights rather than extended living aboard. The shoal fin keel and transom-hung rudder define the hull beneath, but the cabin itself is not itemized in the available record.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, canvas and helm protection are commonly fitted, with biminis and dodgers frequently found on surviving boats. Navigation has moved with the times, and a chartplotter is a common fitting rather than a rare retrofit. The "circumnavigation" descriptor in market data should be read only as a commonly fitted preparation tier, not as evidence of round-the-world capability given the boat's capsize screening value of 2.39. Beyond those clusters, the available record carries no equipment inventory to weigh.
What to Inspect
The halyard and sheet specifications are worth checking against wear: mainsail, jib, and spinnaker halyards are listed at 19.6 meters with 8 mm diameter, while jib and genoa sheets run 6.4 meters at 10 mm, and the mainsheet is 16 meters at 10 mm mainsheet length for the Finn Express 64. Confirm the transom-hung rudder stock and pintles are sound, and verify the cast-iron keel for corrosion given the shoal draft that invites grounding.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is Fiji. For a shopper, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Expect commonly fitted bimini, dodger, chartplotter, and circumnavigation-tier prep
- Verify halyard and sheet diameters against the 8 mm and 10 mm specs
- Inspect transom-hung rudder and cast-iron fin keel closely
- Treat her as a coastal pocket cruiser, not an offshore passagemaker
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Express 64. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | 1 | $59,000 | — |
Where they're listed
Express 64 listings appear across 1 country. Fiji has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | $59,000 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |