Henderson 30 Buyer's Guide
The Henderson 30 is a 30-foot sport boat built by SOCA Sailboats in Trinidad between 1997 and 2000, with just thirty produced. For a buyer scanning the used market, she is a light-displacement racer — 3,850 pounds with 1,750 of lead ballast — whose value lies in the rig and appendages rather than interior volume.
Layouts on the Used Market
The boat was produced as a single sport-boat configuration with a Farr 40-style all-business deck and a short bridgedeck hiding the retractable outboard. The flush-bottom engineering and lifting rudder define the layout more than any belowdecks plan, and buyers should expect the racing brief to dominate every example offered.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The equipment that matters most to a Henderson 30 buyer is the articulating retractable bowsprit and carbon fiber mast, which together enable the huge masthead asymmetrical chute and the ~5-degree lower reaching angle. The contained 9.9-horsepower retractable outboard is the auxiliary, and the lifting high-aspect rudder with adjustable sweep is the other consequential system. Any added electronics or sail inventory should be judged on its own condition rather than as a class standard.
What to Inspect
The rudder's raise-lower and sweep-change mechanism is the first thing to check: work the unit and feel for slack at the trunk or stiffness in the pivot, and look for weeping at the seals that keep the bridgedeck void dry raised and lowered rudder. The retractable outboard box is the second path for water; inspect the bedding where the short bridgedeck meets the hull and confirm the motor system sits flush with no staining below clean and flush bottom. The articulating bowsprit should be cycled through its range to confirm the retraction hardware is sound and the deck fitting is not cracked from repeated loads.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Availability is a matter of watching the few boats that surface rather than targeting a coast.
- Check the rudder trunk for play and seal weeping
- Confirm the outboard box bedding is intact and dry
- Cycle the bowsprit to test articulation hardware
- Verify the carbon mast and sprit are undamaged
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Henderson 30. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $30,000 | — |
Where they're listed
Henderson 30 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $30,000 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovington 30 | 30.9' | $ 37,645 | 14 | 2 |
| Sparkman & Stephens 30 | 30.5' | $ 62,500 | 8 | 0 |
| Henderson 30You are here | — | $ 30,000 | 1 | 0 |