Mirage 29 Buyer's Guide
The Mirage 29 is a Harlé-designed, Mirage Yachts-built 29-foot pocket cruiser produced from 1986, with a solid fiberglass hull, lead ballast, fin keel, and a beamy 10.5-foot width that gives her unusual interior volume for the size. For a shopper on the used market, she represents a straightforward cruiser of the late-1980s French-school layout, with a rig whose control-line lengths are worth checking against original specification. A total of 290 boats were built, so examples are reasonably encountered in the brokerage trade, and the simple single-skin construction keeps survey scope narrow.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Harlé plan centers on the wide beam to deliver a roomy saloon and forward sleeping space uncommon in a 29-footer. The 2.76 length-to-beam ratio is the reason a used Mirage 29 feels larger below than her length suggests, and the 10.5-foot beam translates to a saloon that sits apart from tighter earlier cruisers of the era.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used examples carry the original Volvo Penta 18-horsepower diesel on its 10-gallon tank; a functioning engine and clean tank are the baseline. Navigation and canvas upgrades vary by owner, but the rig itself remains a masthead sloop with 400 square feet of sail, so any used boat should be checked for a correctly sized genoa and mainsheet rather than altered sail-plan hardware.
What to Inspect
A buyer's survey should focus on the ordinary wear points of a 1980s fiberglass cruiser. Confirm the solid fiberglass hull and deck are free of impact damage and check the lead ballast keel joint for earlier repair work. Verify the masthead sloop rig against the original control-line lengths — 25.7-meter halyards on 8 mm, 8.8-meter jib and genoa sheets, and a 22.1-meter mainsheet on 10 mm — since a re-rigged boat may carry mismatched or undersized lines anchor. Inspect the 18-horsepower Volvo Penta diesel and its 10-gallon fuel capacity for service history. A clean survey and a correctly specced rig are the principal buyer assurances.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
- Survey the hull and keel joint for prior repair
- Confirm rigging matches original lengths and diameters
- Check diesel service history and fuel tank condition
- Inspect deck for stress around hardware
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mirage 29. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $23,193 | — |
Where they're listed
Mirage 29 listings appear across 1 country. Greece has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | $23,193 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENETEAU First 29 | 29.67' | $ 21,950 | 34 | 4 |
| Mirage 29You are here | — | $ 23,193 | 1 | 0 |