Willard 30 (Mark IV / 30-4)

Built 1976–1988 by Willard

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About the Willard 30 (Mark IV / 30-4)

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Built: 1976–1988
Builder: Willard
Length: 30 ft
Waterline: 27.5 ft
Beam: 10.5 ft
Draft: 3.5 ft
Displacement: 17,000 lb
Hull / keel: full displacement
Propulsion: inboard
Fuel: 150 gal
Water: 100 gal
Holding: 25 gal

Sources disagree on number built — left blank rather than guessed.

Ballasted (about 4,300 lb) canoe-stern full-displacement trawler derived from the Vega 30 Nomad. Engines were V-drive until 1988, when a direct drive replaced them. Burns under 1 gph at 6 knots; range 900-1,000+ nm.

Known problems for this model

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Model sources (1)

hmy.com

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