Lagoon 40 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The boat itself was offered with three to four cabins and two to four heads, and the owners' version dedicates the entire port hull to a master suite with desk, settee, and separate shower forward. The four-cabin charter arrangement provides two equal hulls with two heads, or four heads so each cabin has its own bath. In the saloon, the galley lies port-aft by the sliding door with an Eno stove and front-loading fridge, while a small nav desk tucks forward port. Cockpit changes from the earlier 39 included a turned dining table and an added transom seat, with steps to a helm open to the starboard side deck.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market, chartplotter, autopilot and electric winches are commonly fitted, while inverter, bimini, solar, cockpit shower, hot water, dinghy davits, life raft and self-tacking jib are often seen. A self-tacking jib of 32 square meters was standard, with the square-top mainsail an option at build. Less common but present as owner upgrades are watermaker, air conditioning, AIS, teak decks, swim platform, freezer, heating and radar. The overhead canvas Bimini with roll-up flaps and windows is a factory item worth confirming intact, as are the two cavernous foredeck lockers over the windlass and tanks.

What to Inspect

Documented ergonomic issues should be checked at the helm. Both bows cannot be seen from the wheel without using the built-in step on the interior bulkhead, and from that step the engine throttles are hard to reach. The flip-up ladder to the hardtop is a challenge to use with wet feet on a bouncing vessel challenge to use with wet feet, so verify its hinge and mounting. Construction uses balsa-cored hulls above the waterline with solid fiberglass below and polyester/anti-osmotic resin infusion; inspect hull ports and the larger embedded hull windows for seal integrity, and confirm the engine room hatches open from the cockpit per CE requirement.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets include Croatia, Italy, Spain, Greece, the United States and the British Virgin Islands. For a used Lagoon 40, a short checklist: confirm layout (owners vs. charter four-cabin), verify helm sightlines and throttle access, test the flip-up hardtop ladder, check balsa-cored hull window seals, and confirm standard 29 hp Yanmars or optional 45 hp with saildrives. With those boxes ticked, the 40 remains a compact, well-sailed modern catamaran.