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CONTEST 30 MK I

CONTEST 30 MK I

Conyplex🇳🇱· Design: Uus van Essen
$14,900 avg$14,900 – $14,900 (1 listings)from 1966
$1.5K – $4.0K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA30.02 ft
LWL24.87 ft
Beam9.28 ft
Draft4.27 ft
Displacement8,818 lb
Ballast4,079.2 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.7 kn

About the CONTEST 30 MK I

Mast length: 9.85m/32.32' Forestay: 10.9m/35.76' Thank you to Raul Aranovich for supplying information and a brochure.

Performance

Comfort26.5
Capsize1.80
SA/Disp13.9
Disp/Len256
Bal/Disp46.3

Market Price

Low
$14,900
Average
$14,900
High
$14,900
Based on 1 listings across 1 marketplace

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 30.02ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$1.5K – $4.0K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the CONTEST 30 MK Iyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a CONTEST 30 MK I? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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