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LM 30

LM 30

LM Glasfiber A/S🇩🇰· Design: Bent Juul Andersen
$34,698 avg$21,534 – $43,676 (9 listings)1977–1990311 built
$1.5K – $4.1K est. annual maintenance
Offshore CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA31.83 ft
LWL26.25 ft
Beam10 ft
Draft4.9 ft
Displacement11,000 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.9 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height37.1 ft
Jforetriangle base10.7 ft
Pmainsail luff31.8 ft
Emainsail foot10.2 ft
FLforestay10.7 ft
Mainsail373.6 sq ft
Jib (100%)198.5 sq ft
Spinnaker337.4 sq ft

Engine

Volvo PentaMD17D36 hpSee all 20 parts →

About the LM 30

Single or Bilge keels. Later built by Scanyachts.

Performance

Comfort28.4
Capsize1.80
SA/Disp11.7
Disp/Len271

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 6 listings
Low
$26,591
Estimated Value
$28,659
High
$30,249
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

10 listings · boat years 19841989 · median $32,159

$0$1M$2M$3Mmedian $32,159198519901984 LM 30 · $43,676 · Outside United States, CA1987 LM 30 · $3,033,6001988 LM 30 · $16,000 · UK1988 LM 30 · $32,1591987 LM 30 · $29,250 · Chatham Kent, United Kingdom1987 LM 30 · $29,2501988 LM 30 · $24,9501989 1989 LM 30 · $34,9181988 1988 LM 30 · $27,3051989 LM 30 · $34,918 · United KingdomAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 31.83ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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$1.5K – $4.1K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the LM 30yet 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 LM 30? 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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Engine Parts & Maintenance

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Used sails that fit the LM 30

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