STARWIND 18
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 18 ft |
| LWL | 16.67 ft |
| Beam | 6 ft |
| Draft | 3.83 ft/ 0.58 ft min |
| Displacement | 500 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.5 kn |
About the STARWIND 18
Same as BUCCANEER 18 BUCCANEER PRODUCTION HISTORY: Chrysler Corporation - 1968 thru 1980, hull #1 thru approx. #4050. (Just over 4000 boats built). Texas Marine International (TMI) - 1981 thru 1982, hull approx. #4051 thru approx. #4750. (Around 700 boats built). Wellcraft Marine Corporation, Starwind Division - 1982 thru 1984, hull approx. #4751 thru approx. #5000. (Approx. 250 boats built). Gloucester Yachts (sold as GLOUCESTER 18) - 1985 thru 1986, hull #5001 thru #5059. (59 boats built). Cardinal Yachts - 1987 thru 2000, hull #5060 thru #5065, #5100 thru #5106 and #5200 thru #521x. (28+ boats built). Nickels Boatworks became official builder in 2008. Nickels Boatworks merges with WindRider in 2015.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the STARWIND 18 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 18ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the STARWIND 18yet 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 STARWIND 18? 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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