Scampi 30-3 Buyer's Guide
The Scampi 30 Mk III is a Peter Norlin-designed fiberglass sloop built by Älvdalsplast AB in the early seventies, with a few hundred produced plus a 300-unit Yamaha 30 variant. On the used market she presents as a solid fiberglass cruiser of about 30 feet with a high ballast fraction and a heavy-displacement hull, but the home-completion history means no two boats should be assumed identical.
Layouts on the Used Market
Because the Scampi 30 Mk III was offered with different keel alternatives and more than one rig, used examples vary in underwater profile and sail plan. The boat has been equipped with different engine alternatives including an inboard Farymann and a Yanmar, both with saildrive transmission. A buyer should confirm which keel, rig, and drivetrain a specific boat carries, since these were not standardized across the production run.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Boats on the brokerage market commonly carry an autopilot, solar power, an asymmetric spinnaker, AIS, a chartplotter, and a short-handed sail-handling setup. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — solar paired with autopilot supports solo or reduced-crew motoring and anchoring — and sail handling and navigation, where the asymmetric spinnaker and short-handed setup extend light-air range while chartplotter and AIS cover modern coastal navigation. These are convenience and safety upgrades rather than structural changes.
What to Inspect
The principal documented caveat is that the Scampi 30 Mk III has been sold to be home-completed, so quality varies between boats. A surveyor should look hard at structural joinery, tabbing, and keel-hull union on any example with amateur-build signs, since uniform factory quality cannot be assumed across the class.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. For a shopper, the short checklist is: verify the specific rig and keel variant, confirm the engine make and saildrive condition, and budget for a thorough survey focused on home-completion variability.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Scampi 30-3. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 3 | $15,130 | — |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $11,230 | -25.8% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $6,724 | -40.1% |
| May 26 | 1 | $9,935 | +47.8% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $10,590 | +6.6% |
| Oct 26 | 2 | $13,181 | +24.5% |
Where they're listed
Scampi 30-3 listings appear across 3 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 4 (44.4%), followed by Denmark and Germany.
Country view
9 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $11,558 | 4 | 3 | 44.4% |
| Denmark | $11,230 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Germany | $10,535 | 2 | 0 | 22.2% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Sabre 30-3 | 30.58' | $ 24,900 | 13 | 3 |
| Scampi 30-3You are here | — | $ 11,230 | 9 | 4 |
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