BoatsDickerson Boatbuilders 36

Dickerson Boatbuilders 36

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1971

A masthead sloop variant of the Ernest Tucker design, offering a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile 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 30 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 30
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.78
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 300
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
300.5
Comfort ratio
29.9
Capsize screening
1.78
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
999
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1971
Designer
Ernest Tucker
Builder
Dickerson Boat Builders

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Pearson Yachts 3510.67 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterBoasting the longest production run of any Pearson model, this keel/centerboard sloop remained largely unchanged for 14 years
Tartan Marine 34 C10.49 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard hull designed for shoal water and IOR competition
Southerly 329.97 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA Stephen Jones-designed fractional sloop with a swing keel, built for versatile shoal-draft access since 2007
Southerly 11511.23 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA versatile swing-keel cruiser evolving from Dick Carter's original design to the twin-rudder Humphreys MIII version
Irwin Yachts 38-111.51 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA 1970 masthead sloop featuring a deep-draft keel-centerboard configuration and a spade rudder for shoal-water versatility
Southerly 35RS10.82 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed swing keel cruiser built for shoal water access with a versatile fractional rig

The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Keep looking

Nothing filmed of this one yet

Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.

The newsletter

New boats, new stories, from everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analyzed. No noise.

Report an issue