Westerly Konsort 29 Buyer's Guide
The Westerly Konsort 29 is a fraction under 29 feet, designed by Laurent Giles and built by Westerly Marine Construction, that deceives the eye with generous volume—she seems a bigger boat than she is. On the brokerage market she remains an eminently practical coastal cruiser, easy to sail singlehanded yet with room for a full crew of five below and in the cockpit. Most survivors are twin-keel or drop-keel examples ideal for cheap drying moorings, though a minority are fin-keelers; ex-charter boats are common. Knowing the layouts, typical upgrades, and the weak points turns a viewing into a confident purchase.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common find, but both layout types appear, and ex-charter boats are common. The saloon sits further aft than usual because there is no aft cabin, opening a beamier, larger living space with wide berths and a substantial table. Headroom runs to six feet pretty much throughout. The basic galley is restrictive and short on workspace, and the heads is rudimentary, yet huge volume below and oodles of stowage more than compensate. The quarter berth can take two at a push. On deck the long cockpit benches lounge well, the flat cabin top sunbathes, and the secure cockpit suits offshore use; a transom-hung ladder aids bathing though there is no bathing platform.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on the used fleet centres on power, warmth, and self-steering: chartplotter, heating, autopilot, and solar appear on most boats. Often seen is a dodger. Less common owner additions include a bimini, radar, AIS, life raft, inverter, spinnaker, and furling main. For a buyer, the cluster of chartplotter, autopilot, and solar means a boat set up for independent coastal hops without shore power anxiety, while heating signals year-round usability. A dodger is the typical canvas; a furling main or spinnaker, when present, speaks to an owner who sailed rather than chartered her.
What to Inspect
The Konsort’s early orthophthalic resins mean osmosis is quite common and a hull moisture survey is warranted. Chainplates fatigue and corrode at the deck pass-through but are straightforward to replace. Keel-load reinforcement in the hull should be checked, especially on fin-keelers lacking centreline depth under the floorboards; early plywood sections were less robust than 1981-onward foam cores, and grounded or badly shored boats are most suspect. Keel bolts glassed in rather than gelled over deserve suspicion. The transom-hung rudder is vulnerable with a rod-linked pintle set that is simple to change, and deck gelcoat star-crazes under UV. Below, the vinyl headliner separating from the deckhead—the “Westerly droop”—is the prevailing complaint.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are the United Kingdom, Jersey, and the Netherlands. For a shopper, the Konsort rewards the methodical: confirm the hull certificate, survey for osmosis and keel structure, and budget a headliner refresh. She is nimble, roomy, and forgiving—a solid coastal boat that dries out neatly and handles short-handed.
- Verify Lloyds cert and osmosis survey
- Inspect keel bolts and load reinforcement, especially fin-keel
- Check chainplates and transom rudder hardware
- Expect headliner droop; assess galley workspace
- Prefer twin-keel for drying moorings in home waters
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Westerly Konsort 29. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 14 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 1 | $15,899 | — |
| Sep 25 | 15 | $19,882 | +25.1% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $19,882 | 0.0% |
| Nov 25 | 3 | $18,491 | -7.0% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $11,863 | -35.8% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $16,020 | +35.0% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $14,216 | -11.3% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $17,165 | +20.7% |
| Apr 26 | 15 | $17,165 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 4 | $14,441 | -15.9% |
| Jun 26 | 4 | $13,086 | -9.4% |
| Jul 26 | 6 | $19,882 | +51.9% |
| Aug 26 | 6 | $22,202 | +11.7% |
| Sep 26 | 2 | $15,243 | -31.3% |
Where they're listed
Westerly Konsort 29 listings appear across 4 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 52 (94.5%), followed by Ireland and Jersey.
Country view
55 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $17,165 | 52 | 8 | 94.5% |
| Ireland | $19,100 | 1 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Jersey | $21,208 | 1 | 0 | 1.8% |
| Netherlands | $27,527 | 1 | 0 | 1.8% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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