Sloop Gecco 39 Buyer's Guide
The Gecco 39 is a 1998 model-year sloop from Gecco Marin, designed by Magnus Öster, with a masthead rig and fin keel. For a shopper on the brokerage market, the verifiable record is concentrated in exterior dimensions and rig specifics rather than interior or market volume, so a buyer's diligence must lean on the few hard facts available.
Layouts on the Used Market
No accommodation plan or interior layout is documented for the Gecco 39 in the available record. Used boats should therefore be evaluated in person for cabin arrangement, as no standard layout can be confirmed from authoritative sources. The hull itself is a fin-keel masthead sloop with a draft of about 2.05 to 2.15 meters (6.73 to 7.03 feet) dependent on load, which bears directly on whether a given berth or lift is reachable.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The Gecco 39's rigging is documented with exact estimated lengths and diameters: mainsail, jib/genoa, and spinnaker halyards at 35.9 meters (117.9 feet) and 12 mm (1/2 inch); jib and genoa sheets at 11.9 meters (39.2 feet) and 14 mm (0.55 inch); mainsheet at 29.9 meters (98.0 feet) and 14 mm; spinnaker sheet at 26.3 meters (86.3 feet) and 14 mm; cunningham at 3.8 meters (12.5 feet) and 12 mm; kickingstrap and clew-outhaul at 7.6 meters (24.9 feet) and 12 mm. These figures are the most concrete equipment reference a buyer has, useful when assessing whether a listed boat's running rigging has been renewed to spec.
What to Inspect
The available documentation records no defects, flooding paths, or structural issues for the Gecco 39. With no quantified measurements of wear or known failure points in the record, a surveyor's general structural and rigging inspection remains the only documented line of defense; nothing boat-specific is flagged for attention.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Regional availability is not described in the source brief, so no geographic claim can be made. A shopper should confirm draft clearance for intended marinas, verify rigging against the documented lengths and diameters, and commission a full survey given the absence of recorded known issues.
- Confirm the 2.05 to 2.15 meter draft suits target marinas and anchorages.
- Check halyard and sheet lengths and diameters against documented specifications.
- Obtain a full independent survey; no model-specific defects are on record.
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