Scanner 391 Buyer's Guide
The Scanner 391 is a 39-foot offshore cruiser built by Scanyacht AB from 1987 onward, designed by Nils-Eric Olofsson and certified CE Class A (Ocean). On the brokerage market she presents as a solid fibreglass-deck, sandwich-hull Swede with a lead fin-and-bulb keel, and the individual boat you inspect may carry any of several rig or engine layouts from the factory.
Layouts on the Used Market
Production examples span masthead, fractional, and alternative fractional rigs, with the latter two carrying roughly 676 to 689 square feet of working sail. Engine choices were the Volvo Penta MD2030 at 29 horsepower or the MD2040 at 40 horsepower with saildrive, the larger giving a calculated 6.5 knots versus 5.5. Below, the boats offer five or six berths, a galley, a head, and above-average headroom in a mahogany interior, with 45 gallons of fresh water and 13 gallons of waste capacity. The sandwich hull is valued for the improved cabin climate it provides.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most 391s on the market are commonly fitted with heating, hot water, autopilot, chartplotter, solar, inverter, self-tacking jib, gennaker, radar, and AIS — a suite that means a buyer can expect modern navigation and comfort without immediate outlay. Often-seen additions include lithium batteries, an asymmetric spinnaker, bow thruster, freezer, bimini, swim platform, dinghy davits, teak decks, cockpit shower, Starlink, EPIRB, and life raft; these raise capability but should be surveyed as owner-installed gear. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (heating, inverter, solar, lithium) determines winter and anchor-life usefulness, while the sail-handling cluster (self-tacking jib, gennaker, asymmetric) shapes short-handed sailing.
What to Inspect
Configuration variance is the real inspection theme: confirm which rig and engine the hull carries, since the sail and halyard sizes differ by rig and the MD2040 uses a saildrive. Verify the lead keel attachment and the sandwich hull condition, and check that the CE Ocean certification paperwork matches the boat.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Scanner 391s typically appear in Sweden, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. For the shopper, the short checklist is: confirm rig and engine variant, review the common and often-seen equipment against stated inventory, and survey the hull and keel as you would any lead-ballasted sandwich cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Scanner 391. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 1 | $59,554 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $106,978 | +79.6% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $125,059 | +16.9% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $124,407 | -0.5% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $94,677 | -23.9% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $103,102 | +8.9% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $100,747 | -2.3% |
Where they're listed
Scanner 391 listings appear across 6 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 2 (25.0%), followed by Sweden and Australia.
Country view
8 listings · 6 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $77,116 | 2 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Sweden | $123,280 | 2 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Australia | $92,454 | 1 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Luxembourg | $110,053 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Netherlands | $103,102 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| countries.Sweden | $108,314 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
Comparable models
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