Kelt 29 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Kelt 29 means looking at a Gilles Vaton cruising monohull built from 1983, with roughly 1,200 produced under the Kelt, Feeling 29, and later Feeling 306 names. The boat comes as a fin-keel or lifting-keel cruiser of solid glass construction, and the used fleet includes a meaningful share of ex-charter examples alongside privately maintained hulls.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both configurations are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The forward "Breton berth" arrangement and a practical aft cabin define the interior, with saloon headroom that reads as generous for an 8.50-metre yacht. Buyers should expect the lifting-keel version to show a cast-iron grounding plate and lateral stabilising fins, while fin-keel boats draw about 1.6 metres.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Heating, solar, hot water, autopilot, and chartplotter are commonly fitted across the used fleet, and these are the items with real consequence for liveaboard or extended-cruise buyers. Solar and a chartplotter speak to self-sufficient navigation and power; autopilot and heating extend comfortable passage-making; hot water marks a boat kept to domestic standard. Beyond those, no frequent owner upgrades are listed for this fleet, so canvas and rigging should be judged on condition rather than assumed modernisation.
What to Inspect
Owners sailing the centreboard variant hard on the wind in fresh conditions note a slight rudder ventilation anchor. On any example, check the iron keel for corrosion, the solid laminate hull for honest gelcoat and laminate condition, and the shaft-drive diesel for service history. The cast-iron grounding plate on lifting-keel boats deserves a close look for drying-out wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical markets are Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm keel type and grounding-plate condition, verify the commonly fitted heating and solar are operational, and sail the lifting-keel version hard before purchase to judge the rudder behaviour. A sound Kelt 29 remains a practical, solid-hulled small cruiser with a usable interior and shallow-water reach in centreboard form.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Kelt 29. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 3 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $20,392 | — |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $12,418 | -39.1% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $18,964 | +52.7% |
Where they're listed
Kelt 29 listings appear across 3 countries. Belgium has the most listings with 1 (33.3%), followed by Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Country view
3 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | $20,392 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Switzerland | $12,418 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| United Kingdom | $18,964 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadler 29 | 28.42' | $ 17,604 | 69 | 13 |
| Hallbery Rassy 29 | 29.2' | $ 43,477 | 59 | 13 |
| BENETEAU First 29 | 29.67' | $ 21,995 | 34 | 4 |
| Westerly GK 29 | 29' | $ 12,474 | 8 | 3 |
| Kirie 29You are here | — | $ 18,964 | 3 | 0 |