Farr 40 OD Buyer's Guide
The Farr 40 OD on the used market is a 1997-origin one-design racer built by Carroll Marine under license, a carbon-rigged 40-footer conceived for amateur skippered campaigns with limits on professional crew. Buyers shopping brokerage boats are really buying into a tight class spec rather than a custom racer, and the right lens is condition of the standard package plus a few common additions.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Farr 40 OD carries the same core layout: a wide, flat deck with a large open cockpit, a virtually plumb bow, reverse transom, and wedge deckhouse. Below, the interior is rudimentary — a tiny port galley with two-burner stove, opposite icebox, long crew berths port and starboard, and a nav station under the cockpit sole with no sitting headroom. Two 21-gallon water tanks and a 20-gallon fuel tank are standard, with the Yanmar diesel centered and aft-facing on a saildrive. Layout differences between boats are minimal because the class rule fixes the envelope.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on the used fleet includes a masthead spinnaker, chartplotter, Code Zero, and EPIRB. The spinnaker and Code Zero extend downwind range beyond the standard nonoverlapping jib setup, while a chartplotter and EPIRB are the navigational and safety baseline a buyer should expect to see. The standard Harken winch package, hydraulic mast jack, Tuff Luff headstay, and carbon spinnaker pole travel with the boat; an optional scooped wheel and masthead kite are frequent enough to check for but not universal.
What to Inspect
The one documented item to check is the drivetrain: test reports noted vibration with the lower unit appearing slightly out of alignment when powering up. On any candidate, run the engine under load and feel for that vibration, and inspect the saildrive and aft-facing Yanmar mounting for alignment. Beyond that, verify the post-cured hull and deck, carbon rudder stock, and keel bulb coating as standard.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Farr 40 OD are Australia and the United States. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm the boat is class-compliant with amateur-skippered rig and pro limits, check the drivetrain alignment under power, verify the standard Harken and carbon spar gear is intact, and expect a spinnaker, chartplotter, Code Zero, and EPIRB as common fittings rather than upgrades.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Farr 40 OD. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $49,000 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $78,646 | +60.5% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $35,912 | -54.3% |
| May 26 | 1 | $49,000 | +36.4% |
Where they're listed
Farr 40 OD listings appear across 2 countries. Australia has the most listings with 3 (60.0%), followed by United States.
Country view
5 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $78,287 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| United States | $49,000 | 2 | 0 | 40.0% |
Comparable models
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