Waarschip 740 Buyer's Guide
This 24-foot Waarschip fractional sloop, the 740, succeeded the 725 in 1980, with around 200 built since. On the brokerage market she appears as the standard cruiser, the lighter Ocean offshore variant, or the Sport performance version — all sharing the five-plank plywood hull and a reputation as a tough, capable small yacht. For a shopper, the appeal is a real sailing boat that is easy on inland water yet credible for coastal passages.
Layouts on the Used Market
Below the flush foredeck and partial-bulkhead interior, the 740 gives a lockable forward cabin, separate heads, and a large hanging cupboard with extensive stowage. The saloon holds a full-length starboard berth running into the quarter berth, a port settee, and a galley originally designed to slide aft under the cockpit seat to open a full-length port berth. Five fixed berths and about 1.60 m of headroom make her compact but usable; the Ocean version lowers the coachroof and raises the bridgedeck, while the sugar-scoop stern variants extend length to 7.8 m. Buyers should note the open-plan curtain divider rather than a solid forecabin wall.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Solar panels are commonly fitted to used Waarschip 740s, a practical match for the boat's modest house loads and extended anchoring. Teak decks are also commonly seen, though a buyer should assess them for softness over the plywood substrate. Beyond those two, most other gear on offer tends to be owner-supplied rather than standard, so judge each boat on its own inventory rather than expecting a uniform kit.
What to Inspect
The 740's Bruynzeel marine-plywood hull and coachroof stiffening worked externally rather than internally mean the critical survey points are moisture and joint integrity in the wood-epoxy structure anchor. The coachroof interior is varnished and epoxied plywood with mahogany members; check for delamination or osmotic ingress at the external stiffeners and around the flush foredeck junction. Confirm the ballast — close to 50% of the 1500 kg displacement, iron in the standard boat and lead in the Ocean — is intact and bonded, and that the shoal 1 m or standard 1.25 m keel shows no grounding damage. The sliding galley track and bridgedeck mainsheet layout should operate cleanly, and the minimal coamings leave winches and cleats exposed to wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Waarschip 740 are the Netherlands and Switzerland. For the buyer, the checklist is short and structural: verify plywood condition and external stiffener bond, confirm keel ballast type and soundness, exercise the sliding galley and sail tracks, and decide which variant — standard, Ocean, or Sport — fits the intended sailing. A sound 740 rewards the careful shopper with a stable, well-mannered small cruiser.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Waarschip 740. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 1 | $7,412 | — |
Where they're listed
Waarschip 740 listings appear across 1 country. Switzerland has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | $7,412 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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| Waarschip 740You are here | — | $ 7,412 | 1 | 0 |