Guy 33 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Guy 33 means taking home a late-seventies IOR half tonner designed by Guy-Christer Lönngren, built of solid fiberglass with a lead fin keel and a spade rudder. These are rule-shaped racer-cruisers rather than comfort-first cruisers, so the brokerage examples you meet will reflect that origin: narrow, lightly loaded, and carrying more sail than most boats her size.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Guy 33 was built around a three-cabin, six-berth interior with a galley and a toilet, so the core plan does not vary between examples. What changes is the rig: the design was sold with either a fractional or a masthead sloop, and the fractional version carries 419.9 square feet of main-and-jib area. Tankage is uniformly modest at 40 liters of fresh water and 40 liters of fuel, which sets the realistic range of any example regardless of cosmetics.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, autopilots and chartplotters are commonly fitted to Guy 33s, and those two items are the headline electronics you should expect to find already aboard. Beyond that, the one factory-listed mechanical option worth checking is the inboard Volvo Penta 2002 diesel, an 18-horsepower unit that, when present, gives the boat a 6.0-knot cruise and 8.0-knot max under power. Buyers should focus less on creature upgrades and more on whether the rig and engine match the design's overrigged, easily driven character.
What to Inspect
The known construction facts center on solid fiberglass hull and deck and a lead fin keel, so survey effort should go to the hull shell integrity rather than core concerns. Confirm the draft band of 5.77 to 6.07 feet dependent on load and the lead keel attachment, and verify the Volvo Penta 2002 if fitted, since its 18 horsepower is the only documented propulsion figure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Guy 33s are typically found in Denmark. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm fractional or masthead rig and matching sail inventory, verify the 40-liter tankage matches your plans, and survey the solid fiberglass hull and lead keel as you would any IOR-era racer-cruiser. Expect autopilot and chartplotter as standard brokerage equipment; judge any example on hull honesty and rig condition rather than added polish.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Guy 33. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $15,341 | — |
Where they're listed
Guy 33 listings appear across 1 country. Denmark has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | $15,341 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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| Guy 33You are here | — | $ 15,341 | 1 | 0 |