S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 30.1 ft |
| LWL | 23 ft |
| Beam | 9 ft |
| Draft | 5 ft |
| Displacement | 9,000 lb |
| Ballast | 4,200.3 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 36.3 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 11.8 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 35 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 11.5 ft |
| FLforestay | 11.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 431.5 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 214.2 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 364.1 sq ft |
About the S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE)
S&S design #2014. See AQUA 30 for more details. Also sold as the AQUA 30. Imported to US and sold as the PALMER JOHNSON 30. (actually there were 2 versions of the PJ 30, both different vintage S&S 30's.) An earlier S&S 30 (S&S design 1999c) was built by Swarbrick Bros. of Australia as well as the YANKEE 30, by Yankee Yachts (USA). Thanks to Owen McCall, PJ-30 owner, for supplying information on the different versions of the S&S 30.
Direct variant of the S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE)
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 30.1ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Articles & Reviews
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE)yet 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 S&S 30 (AQUAFIBRE)? 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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