Lagoon 40 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Lagoon 40 means choosing among the entry model of the builder's 2017-onward fifth generation, a catamaran that replaced the 39 and 400 and now turns up in meaningful numbers as ex-charter and private boats. The 40's 38-foot-6-inch hull and 22-foot-2-inch beam give it the volume of a larger yacht, and its VPLP parentage with Le Quément styling marks it as a different animal from the softer earlier Lagoons.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the brokerage market, but both owner and charter versions are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The owners' version gives the whole port hull to a master suite with a cut-away queen berth aft, head and separate shower forward, and a desk amidships, while the starboard hull holds two guest cabins sharing a head. Charter boats typically show two equal hulls with two heads, and four-head versions exist where every cabin gets its own bath. Saloons carry an L-shaped port galley by the sliding door, a starboard dining table with movable nav-station bench, and a forward-facing cockpit bench spanning the bridgedeck.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used 40s will carry a chartplotter, electric winches, and autopilot as standard cruising equipment, and many also show an inverter, solar, air conditioning, a self-tacking jib, and dinghy davits from their charter or outfitting lives. Less common but worth noting as owner additions are watermakers, AIS, and radar. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy—inverter and solar supporting house loads off the standard 29-horsepower Yanmars—and sail handling, where the self-tacking jib and often-seen davits speak to a boat set up for short-handed anchor work rather than all-out passage making.
What to Inspect
The helm is the focal point of known shortcomings. From the wheel you cannot see both bows without climbing onto the built-in bulkhead step at the winches, and from that step the engine throttles are hard to reach, a real concern when docking anchor. The flip-up ladder to the hardtop is also a known challenge with wet feet on a moving boat. Otherwise, examine the vacuum-infused balsa-cored hulls above the waterline and solid glass below for blistering resistance, and confirm the aft-hinged cockpit engine hatches open cleanly per CE layout.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Lagoon 40 include Croatia, Spain, Italy, Greece, the United States, and the British Virgin Islands. A short checklist for the walk-through:
- Confirm whether you are looking at an owners' or charter four-cabin layout, and how many heads
- Test the helm sightlines and throttle reach from the winch step
- Verify solar, inverter, and autopilot are operational for your intended use
- Inspect hardtop ladder access and cockpit engine-hatch function
- Check the self-tacking jib and davits if short-handed cruising is the plan
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Lagoon 40. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 22 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 4 | $319,107 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $513,813 | +61.0% |
| Mar 25 | 3 | $413,065 | -19.6% |
| Apr 25 | 5 | $355,975 | -13.8% |
| May 25 | 5 | $324,631 | -8.8% |
| Jun 25 | 6 | $355,114 | +9.4% |
| Jul 25 | 11 | $380,490 | +7.1% |
| Aug 25 | 9 | $379,000 | -0.4% |
| Sep 25 | 41 | $380,602 | +0.4% |
| Oct 25 | 22 | $366,406 | -3.7% |
| Nov 25 | 13 | $430,976 | +17.6% |
| Dec 25 | 8 | $453,421 | +5.2% |
| Jan 26 | 23 | $405,087 | -10.7% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $372,999 | -7.9% |
| Mar 26 | 12 | $301,123 | -19.3% |
| Apr 26 | 105 | $338,801 | +12.5% |
| May 26 | 18 | $334,706 | -1.2% |
| Jun 26 | 16 | $433,750 | +29.6% |
| Jul 26 | 11 | $330,228 | -23.9% |
| Aug 26 | 20 | $341,231 | +3.3% |
| Sep 26 | 18 | $330,228 | -3.2% |
| Oct 26 | 7 | $307,840 | -6.8% |
Where they're listed
Lagoon 40 listings appear across 21 countries. Croatia has the most listings with 75 (30.0%), followed by Italy and Spain.
Country view
250 listings · 21 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | $334,706 | 75 | 8 | 30.0% |
| Italy | $335,826 | 33 | 8 | 13.2% |
| Spain | $464,516 | 31 | 9 | 12.4% |
| United States | $375,000 | 20 | 12 | 8.0% |
| Greece | $428,333 | 16 | 3 | 6.4% |
| British Virgin Islands | $374,000 | 12 | 1 | 4.8% |
| France | $330,593 | 10 | 3 | 4.0% |
| Martinique | $246,272 | 10 | 0 | 4.0% |
| Netherlands | $334,706 | 9 | 0 | 3.6% |
| Turkey | $422,500 | 8 | 1 | 3.2% |
| Australia | $452,636 | 6 | 1 | 2.4% |
| Grenada | $257,466 | 5 | 0 | 2.0% |
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