Wibo 930 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Wibo 930 means looking at a van de Stadt-designed steel cruiser built from 1972 in roughly 200 hulls, with a 30.5-foot steel hull and fin keel drawing under five feet. These boats are typically found in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden, where the climate and steel-building tradition kept them in service.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 930 is a masthead sloop with a steel deck over a mahogany interior and six berths. The 9.5-foot beam on a 3.21 length-to-beam ratio gives a wider-than-slender cabin, and the fin keel with 4.5 to 4.8 feet draft depending on load makes the boat usable in shallow marinas. A single Volvo Penta MD2B diesel of 25 horsepower drives the hull.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A chartplotter is commonly fitted to brokerage examples, reflecting modern navigation expectations on a legacy hull. Buyers should assess canvas, sail handling, and energy systems individually rather than assume a tier of equipment. The masthead rig's sheet lengths — 30.5 feet for jib and genoa, 76.3 for mainsheet, 67.1 for spinnaker, all half-inch — let a surveyor verify running rigging without guesswork.
What to Inspect
Steel is the defining material and the defining risk: the hull and deck are steel, so coating condition and any history of corrosion repair deserve close review. The immersion rate of about 1,011 pounds per inch and wetted surface near 269 square feet are normal for the class, but a buyer should confirm the hull coating and any prior steel repair rather than trust appearance. The fin keel union with the steel hull should be examined for fatigue or modification, and the 33-percent ballast ratio means stability rests on modest iron ballast that must be sound.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
For a buyer, the checklist is short and structural:
- Confirm steel hull and deck coating history and look for repaired corrosion
- Verify keel-to-hull joint integrity on the fin keel
- Check the Volvo Penta MD2B for documented service
- Expect a chartplotter but budget for rig and comfort upgrades as needed
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Wibo 930. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $12,739 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $8,105 | -36.4% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $16,097 | +98.6% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $16,097 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 2 | $12,101 | -24.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $8,105 | -33.0% |
Where they're listed
Wibo 930 listings appear across 2 countries. Germany has the most listings with 4 (66.7%), followed by Netherlands.
Country view
6 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $16,097 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Netherlands | $8,105 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
2 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compromis 999 | 32.48' | $ 52,114 | 15 | 6 |
| Wibo 930You are here | — | $ 12,739 | 7 | 1 |