Trio 96 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Trio 96 means looking at a 31.5-foot Swedish fractional sloop designed by Hans Blomstergren and built from 1982 onward by Trio Boats and Trio-båtar on Hönö. She is a solid-fiberglass, lead-ballasted cruiser-racer with a 15-horsepower Yanmar diesel, and the used fleet reflects both factory-finished boats and some half-kit origins from the 1980s.
Layouts on the Used Market
The interior plan is consistent across the class: a teak-finished cabin with a saloon of one slightly U-shaped and one longitudinal settee, a starboard galley, and a port navigation station behind which a double berth serves as nav-table seating. A head sits between the saloon and a forepeak with two full-length berths, giving five to six berths in total. Because some boats left the builder as half-fabricated kits in 1983, joinery finish and systems routing can vary hull to hull even where the core layout does not.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, chartplotter, hot water, and autopilot are commonly fitted, meaning most boats you inspect will already carry the navigation and comfort basics for short cruising. Often-seen additions include cabin heating, solar power, a self-tacking jib, spinnaker, AIS, and short-handed sailing setups — the latter two clusters matter most to a buyer, as AIS and simplified sail handling directly reduce single- or two-person workload. The 7/8 fractional rig with deck-stepped mast and published self-tacking jib and spinnaker areas supports those upgrades without rig modification.
What to Inspect
Fuel and water tank capacities are listed as zero liters, so a key inspection point is whether the specific boat has owner-installed tanks and how those were plumbed into the solid fiberglass hull — verify actual capacity and condition rather than assuming factory tankage. Beyond that, confirm the Yanmar 2GM 15-horsepower diesel on its fixed shaft is serviced and that the lead fin keel and transom-hung spade rudder show no structural cracking at the hull unions.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Trio 96 appears in Denmark, Sweden, and Germany. For a buyer, the checklist is: confirm teak interior and berth layout match your needs, verify any heating or self-tacking jib is present if shorthanded sailing is the goal, check owner-fitted tankage, and survey the keel-rudder junctions. She is a practical, well-designed small cruiser-racer whose Scandinavian fleet concentration makes viewing straightforward in those three markets.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Trio 96. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $28,451 | — |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $34,265 | +20.4% |
| May 26 | 2 | $32,173 | -6.1% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $40,622 | +26.3% |
Where they're listed
Trio 96 listings appear across 3 countries. Denmark has the most listings with 3 (37.5%), followed by Sweden and Germany.
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
Similar boats to compare
3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibert 96 | 33.16' | $ 20,971 | 11 | 3 |
| Trio 96You are here | — | $ 37,119 | 8 | 2 |
| Bavaria 960 | 31.5' | $ 37,282 | 6 | 1 |