Mirage 33 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used Mirage 33 means looking at a single-season Robert Perry design from 1982, built in Canada and developed into the Mirage 35 in 1983. These are not common boats, and general information is thin, so a buyer needs to know the weak points and the layout variations before stepping aboard a listing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Mirage 33 shares the same essential footprint: a bright, spacious interior with light wood and teak-and-holly floors, six-foot-five headroom, and a port dinette that seats four and converts to a double. The starboard settee is for conversation rather than dinner, and the quarter berth is wide and deep. Two foredeck arrangements exist — one with an anchor locker accessed by a door, the other routing rode and chain below to a locker ahead of the V-berth — and both swallow over 200 feet of ground tackle. The cockpit is roomy enough for a fold-down table but tight around a large wheel close to the benches, and the lazarette is genuinely huge.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly carry a bimini, dodger, cockpit shower, and AIS, which together make coastal living and visibility easier. The standard Yanmar 2GM diesel sits under the cockpit with a Kanzaki transmission, and the compact engine bay holds just two batteries, so a solar and lithium upgrade is a sensible owner addition for live-aboard comfort. The foredeck originally came with a roller furler and electric windlass, and the galley has a large chest fridge-freezer that pairs well with a low-amperage refrigeration conversion.
What to Inspect
The most serious items are below the waterline and at the bow. Gate valves were fitted on most 33s and are prone to failure, so confirm they have been replaced with proper seacocks anchor. That bow plate where the forestay meets the hull has failed for some skippers, dropping the rig aft into the cockpit anchor. The bilge is extremely shallow with no installed pump, relying on a manual gusher in the cockpit, and one owner has flagged a too-small 7/8-inch shaft and a propeller strut broken twice over twelve years anchor. Deck grazing and spidering are normal, but check for soft spots or delamination.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in Canada. For a buyer, the short checklist is: verify seacock conversions, inspect the stemhead and rigging attachment, confirm shaft and strut condition, and assess the deck core. A clean example with the common canvas and AIS, plus a modest solar upgrade, makes a comfortable cruiser for single handlers or families.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Mirage 33. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $35,000 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $25,365 | -27.5% |
| Sep 26 | 2 | $28,931 | +14.1% |
Where they're listed
Mirage 33 listings appear across 1 country. Canada has the most listings with 3.
Country view
3 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $28,861 | 3 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
6 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conyplex 33 | 32.25' | $ 24,500 | 15 | 4 |
| CS 33 | 32.67' | $ 21,048 | 13 | 3 |
| Pearson 33 | 32.92' | $ 19,000 | 12 | 7 |
| Westerly Storm 33 | 33.17' | $ 34,376 | 9 | 0 |
| Mirage Yachts 27 | 27.17' | $ 5,000 | 8 | 0 |
| Mirage 33You are here | — | $ 28,931 | 4 | 2 |