Laguna 24 ST Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Laguna 24 ST means looking at an American trailerable cruiser designed by W. Shad Turner and built by Laguna Yachts from the mid-1980s, descended from a basic hull that also became the Balboa 24 in 1981. These are solid fiberglass monohulls with wood trim, a fixed fin keel, and a tiller-steered transom rudder — boats built to be towed to the launch ramp and sailed for coastal weekends rather than liveaboard voyaging. The series ran through 1987 with 350 completed before production ended, so the market is populated by boats of a known and finite generation.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every example you will meet is a fractional sloop with a raked stem and plumb transom, a small outboard on the stern for docking, and a 20-foot waterline inside an 23.58-foot hull. The 8.33-foot beam and 2,800-pound displacement on 1,100 pounds of lead ballast define the envelope: a couple-plus-child interior with a forward berth and quarter sleeping space aft, no inboard engine box to steal room, and a simple tiller cockpit. Because the 24 ST was introduced in 1984 atop the earlier 24S lineage, you may encounter hulls from that earlier run, but all share the same cruiser intent and trailerable footprint.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A bimini is commonly fitted on these boats, the one piece of canvas you can expect to find protecting the tiller cockpit from sun on a trailerable that lives outdoors between launches. Beyond that, the only standard power item is the small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering used for maneuvering; buyers should treat any navigation electronics, sail-handling winches beyond the original, or interior comforts as owner additions rather than factory equipment. The practical takeaway is to judge the outboard's condition carefully and view the bimini as the baseline of owner investment.
What to Inspect
Available records for this model list no structural defects, osmotic repairs, or flooding paths, so a buyer's survey should focus on the ordinary wear of a 1980s fiberglass trailerable: the transom-hung rudder pintles and the tiller connection, the outboard mount and its surrounding laminate, and the wood trim where it meets the deck. The fixed fin keel and solid hull mean there is no core to saturate, but the plumb transom and raked stem junctions deserve a close look for gelcoat crazing after decades of trailering. Focus the survey on standard age-related checks.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United States, where the original production took place and the trailerable cruiser culture was strongest. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm the outboard starts and tilts cleanly, check the rudder hardware for play, look at the wood trim for rot at fastenings, and verify the trailer and lighting if it comes with one. A Laguna 24 ST in sound fiberglass with a working bimini and a healthy outboard is a low-risk entry to trailer sailing.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Laguna 24 ST. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $3,950 | — |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $3,000 | -24.1% |
Where they're listed
Laguna 24 ST listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 3.
Country view
3 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3,000 | 3 | 2 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 27 | 26.83' | $ 7,900 | 77 | 19 |
| Laguna 24 STYou are here | — | $ 3,000 | 3 | 2 |