Luders 24 Buyer's Guide
Shopping for a Luders 24 on the brokerage market means looking at one of just fifteen boats built from 1935 by Luders Manufacturing Co. of Stamford, CT, with a long-keel hull of laminate wood construction. These are traditionally styled fractional sloops of 38 feet overall, and the used market for them is narrow by nature of the low production count.
Layouts on the Used Market
No interior layout, berth count, or cabin plan is documented in the available records for the Luders 24, so buyers should expect a traditionally styled wooden-yacht interior consistent with the builder’s stated aim of retaining that look. The 38-foot overall length with a 24-foot waterline and 6-foot 3-inch beam defines the outer envelope, but the internal arrangement is not specified in source material.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, a spinnaker and an asymmetric spinnaker are commonly fitted to the Luders 24. No items are recorded as often seen or as occasional owner upgrades, so the prevailing picture is a boat that commonly carries downwind kite options while other gear remains unspecified by prevalence tiers.
What to Inspect
The documented construction fact is that the Luders 24’s were built of this same laminate wood construction, a method that creates a strong, stiff and seamless hull. Inspection should focus on preserving that seamless shell, since no separate structural defect or flooding-path issue is recorded — the known point is the integrity of the composite wooden hull itself.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Luders 24 is typically available in the United States. Given the fifteen-boat production and the laminate wood hull, a buyer’s takeaway is straightforward:
- Confirm hull seam integrity of the laminate wood construction
- Expect commonly fitted spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker
- Verify traditional wooden-yacht interior condition
- Source only through United States market channels
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Luders 24. 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 | $ 57,000 | — |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $ 49,500 | -13.2% |
| May 26 | 2 | $ 49,500 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Luders 24 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 6.
Country view
6 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 49,500 | 6 | 5 | 100.0% |