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Recomputed 5 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC

One year of the Island Packet 38 run, 1985–1993

1990
Island Packet 38 value

A 1990 Island Packet 38 is worth about £82,000€97,000$108,500 in today's asking prices, most likely between £69,000€81,500$90,000 and £98,500€115,000$130,500. Based on 22 comparable boats built between 1987 and 1993, 6 of them in 1990.

Gauge Estimate · 1990
Indicative · 22 comparable boats
£82,000€97,000$108,500

Likely range £69,000€81,500$90,000 – £98,500€115,000$130,500

6 boats built 1990 · 22 built 1987–1993 · listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · any hours (typical 1,419 h) · every market alike · asking, not sold

in pounds

VAT is not measured for this model yet (1 of 22 boats state it paid, 0 not paid), so it does not move the estimate.

Enter the asking price from a listing to see where it sits against the 1990 boats and the likely range.

likely rangeestimateyour price, off the scale£, today's prices
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The 1990 boats

Every Island Packet 38 built in 1990 that we have observed since Sep 2020, cheapest first in today's prices. Derived facts only: no seller, no listing, month not day.

asked $79,900 ≈ £67,500lying in the US · 1,000 h · seen Aug 2022, below the likely range
asked $100,000 ≈ £75,500listed in the US market · seen May 2025, inside the likely range
asked $115,000 ≈ £86,000 listed 73 monthslying in the US · seen Oct 2026, inside the likely range
asked $129,000 ≈ £104,500 listed 7 monthslying in the British Virgin Islands · seen Jan 2023, inside the likely range
asked $135,000 ≈ £101,000 listed 4 weekslying in the US · seen Oct 2026, above the likely range
asked $157,000 ≈ £117,000 listed 72 monthslying in the US · seen Oct 2026, above the likely range

3 of 6 sit inside the likely range (hollow diamonds). Each boat is placed at its ask in today's prices and labelled with the price as asked and the month we saw it; a cut shows its size, and how long we have seen the boat listed so far. How we measure.

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Either side of 1990

The rest of the run on the same scale, in today's asking prices. The bar is each year's middle half (from ten boats), the tick its median (from five). Years with a page of their own are linked.

1985–1987—7 boats · fewer than five a year
1988£53,5005 boats
1989—3 boats · no page yet
1990£87,0006 boats
1991–1993—5 boats · fewer than five a year
Today£82,000Gauge Estimate
2027£77,000−£5,000 on today
2028£73,000−£9,000 on today
2029£69,000−£13,000 on today

Keeping this boat one more year costs about £5,000 in value, before berth, insurance and maintenance.

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Specification

What the listings say about the Island Packet 38: each figure is the median, or the most common value, of the boats that state it, unless a source is cited.

Length overall
11.58 mfrom listings: median of 21
Beam
3.86 mfrom listings: median of 25
Draft
1.52 mfrom listings: median of 17
Engines
Singlefrom listings: 18 of 18
Engine power
44 hpfrom listings: median of 16
Fuel
Dieselfrom listings: 25 of 25
Build years seen
1985–1993from listings: 26 boats
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Questions about the 1990 Island Packet 38

How much is a 1990 Island Packet 38 worth?

A 1990 Island Packet 38 is worth about £82,000 in today's asking prices, most likely between £69,000 and £98,500. Based on 22 comparable boats built between 1987 and 1993, 6 of them in 1990.

What do 1990 Island Packet 38s ask?

The 6 boats built in 1990 that we observed asked a median of £87,000 in today's prices. Each boat is counted once, at its latest asking price; these are asking prices, not sale prices.

Is a 1990 Island Packet 38 cheaper than a 1991?

Yes, usually by about 6.0%: each newer build year of this model asks that much more, all else equal. The gap between individual boats is often larger, because hours, VAT status and where the boat lies move the price too.

How much will it lose next year?

About £5,000, or 5.6%, if the market holds where it is. That rate is fitted on 26 boats across the whole run, not a forecast of the market.

Are these sold prices?

No. Every figure here is built from asking prices seen on public listings. Boats usually sell for less than they ask; we do not yet measure by how much, so we never print a sold price as ours.