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Dickerson Boatbuilders 35

Masthead Ketch · Keel/centreboard · First built 1965

A classic 1965 Ernest Tucker-designed masthead ketch featuring a keel-centerboard hull for versatile shoal-water cruising

Designed by Ernest Tucker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

277 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 277
EasygoingPowered-up

14.0 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.0
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.0
Displacement / length
277.4
Comfort ratio
27.9
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
999
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1965
Designer
Ernest Tucker
Builder
Dickerson Boat Builders

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Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
O'day 329.63 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA 9.6-metre masthead sloop with a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration designed for versatile coastal cruising
Ovni 3711.90 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA Philippe Briand-designed aluminum cutter featuring a centerboard and a stern scoop extension for versatile cruising
Southerly 11010.82 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel that allows for shallow-water exploration and drying out
Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 3510.67 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Marc Lombard-designed fractional sloop featuring a lifting keel and twin rudders for versatile shoal-water cruising

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