NICHOLSON 30 MKI
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 29 ft |
| LWL | 25.42 ft |
| Beam | 9.79 ft |
| Draft | 5.58 ft |
| Displacement | 7,280 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.8 kn |
About the NICHOLSON 30 MKI
Molded by Robert Ives, most were finished by C&N, and a few by owners and others. A MKII version had some changes to rudder skeg combination. On some boats the skeg was nearly absent.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceAsking price by model year
8 listings · boat years 1972–1975 · median $9,180
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 29ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the NICHOLSON 30 MKIyet 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.
Own a NICHOLSON 30 MKI? 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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