Yamaha 30-1 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Yamaha 30-1 means looking at a late-seventies Japanese-built masthead sloop that wears its cruiser-racer pedigree honestly: solid fiberglass, a fin keel, and a Yanmar diesel option that defines much of the ownership experience. Most used Yamaha 30-1s carry the kind of gear that makes coastal sailing manageable rather than spartan.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 30-1 was built by Yamaha Marine to a single late-seventies configuration with a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, around 29.4 feet overall and a 23.6-foot waterline. The beam of just over ten and a half feet gives a cabin volume typical of the beamy 1970s cruiser-racer approach. No successor generation is described in the record.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the Australian used market the 30-1 commonly carries an inverter, a bimini, AIS, and an autopilot — a cluster that speaks to self-sufficient coastal cruising with modest power demands and reduced helm fatigue. The inverter and autopilot together mean a buyer can reasonably expect to run navigation and small domestic loads without a generator, while AIS and the bimini cover visibility and sun protection. The inboard Yanmar YSM12 diesel may be fitted as original equipment, and its presence is the single most consequential mechanical item to confirm on any specific hull.
What to Inspect
With a wetted surface near 290 square feet and an immersion rate of about 868 pounds per inch, a surveyor should check the solid fiberglass hull for osmotic blistering across that bottom area and confirm the fin keel attachment and skeg-hung rudder stock are sound. The capsize screening value of 2.15 is a design figure, not a defect, but it tells the buyer this is a coastal boat rather than a passage-maker.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is Australia, where the common inventory includes the inverter, bimini, AIS, and autopilot noted above. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm the Yanmar YSM12 runs clean, survey the solid fiberglass hull and keel-rudder junction, and verify the autopilot and AIS are operational rather than orphaned upgrades.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Yamaha 30-1. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | 1 | $38,903 | — |
Where they're listed
Yamaha 30-1 listings appear across 1 country. Australia has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | $38,903 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau First 30 (Mauric) | 29.36' | $ 79,788 | 44 | 12 |
| CS Yachts 30 | 30' | $ 24,499 | 27 | 5 |
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| Hinterhoeller 30 | 30' | $ 38,000 | 7 | 7 |
| Yamaha 30-1You are here | — | $ 38,857 | 1 | 1 |