Minicat 310 Buyer's Guide
The Minicat 310 is a 10-foot inflatable catamaran that has been in production since 2007 and remains a popular used-market entry for sailors wanting a packable dayboat or yacht tender. Built by MiniCat to Martin Horak's design, it breaks down into a single bag yet carries two people and a boomless mainsail-and-jib rig. Shopping the brokerage market means choosing between the original 2021-spec boat and the redesigned 2022 onward version, each with distinct assembly and rudder details worth knowing before you buy.
Layouts on the Used Market
Used Minicat 310 boats fall into two layout lineages. The 2021 original came with separate frame, trampoline, and pontoons and a fiberglass rudder; it assembled in about 30 minutes and could be split into two roughly 45-pound bags for travel. The redesigned 2022 model integrates frame, trampoline, and pontoons as one component with an aluminium rudder, rigs in 20 minutes, and ships as a single bag with the weight concentrated in that main component. Both share a 135-by-95-centimeter woven trampoline deck, twin low-aspect keel fins, and a 3.8-meter three-piece aluminium mast. Capacity on either is about 240 kilograms, rated for one adult and one child or two lighter crew.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used Minicat 310 boats carry the standard hardware set from Ronstan, Seasure, Clamcleat, and Suchomel, and many will have the optional motor bracket that mounts at the rudder station to convert the boat to a powered tender. The Sport trim is the one to seek for its jib furler and smaller jib; the Standard came mainsail-only and the Super added a jib without furler. A visibility window in the main and D-rings on the pontoons for an optional front trampoline or anchor rode are factory features rather than upgrades. Beyond those, buyers should treat any added navigation or comfort gear as owner-fitted rather than standard.
What to Inspect
The floats are single-chamber reinforced Heytex 5509, so check each tube for abrasion or repairs and confirm it holds pressure, since redundancy is absent. A documented assembly caution applies: if you have too little or too much air in the pontoons, the pin holes will not align easily during setup, so test inflation and frame mating on site. Verify the rudder type — fibreglass on 2021, aluminium on later — and that the kick-up mechanism locks in both positions. Inspect the welded flag attachments on the frame and the trampoline grab-handles for wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Buyers should scan broad used channels rather than expect a single dominant market. When you go to look, check the bag count and component integration (single integrated unit versus separate parts), confirm pontoon pressure holds and pins align cleanly, match rudder material to the year, and confirm the furler if buying a Sport. A clean, correctly inflated Minicat 310 is a low-ownership-cost day sailor; a neglected tube or mis-matched frame is the only real trap.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Minicat 310. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $3,600 | — |
Where they're listed
Minicat 310 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |