L 29 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an L 29 means looking at a late-1970s Danish design by Lars Olsen, built by Aages Boatbuilders and a few other yards, with some sold as home-completion kits. She is a 29-foot fractional sloop of solid fiberglass and iron fin keel, and the small production run keeps her a comparatively rare find rather than a common dockmate.
Layouts on the Used Market
The L 29 carries six berths, a galley, and a head, with a teak interior typical of the period. Because the design was also offered as a home-completed hull, buyers will see both factory-finished and amateur-finished boats; the latter can differ in joinery quality and systems routing. The 9.4-foot beam and 23.95-foot waterline give a compact but usable coastal-cruising interior rather than a voluminous modern plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
No equipment is listed as commonly fitted or often seen, and no items as frequent owner upgrades, so a buyer should expect baseline period gear and evaluate each boat on its own merits. The original specification centers on a Volvo Penta MD7 diesel of 13 horsepower and a fractional rig; any roller furling, autopilot, or modern electronics should be treated as an individual owner's addition rather than a standard feature.
What to Inspect
The defining used-market risk is the home-completion history: the L 29 was sold to be home-completed, which means the quality of each boat may vary home-completion means quality may vary, so closely check structural joinery, hull-to-deck union, and systems installation on any non-factory example. Both hull and deck are fiberglass, and the keel is iron, so inspect the iron fin for corrosion or previous repair at the hull joint.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The L 29 typically appears on the used market in the United States and the United Kingdom. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm whether the boat was factory- or home-completed, inspect the iron keel attachment, verify the MD7 diesel condition, and assess the teak interior for wear. She is a stable, slightly overrigged moderate racer in modest numbers — worth a look if you find a well-finished example.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the L 29. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | 1 | $26,303 | — |
Where they're listed
L 29 listings appear across 1 country. Switzerland has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | $26,303 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallberg-Rassy 29 | 29.2' | $ 41,181 | 47 | 9 |
| Westerly GK 29 | 29' | $ 10,914 | 9 | 3 |
| J Boats J/29 | 29.5' | $ 8,000 | 5 | 1 |
| Olsen 29You are here | — | $ 26,303 | 1 | 1 |