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Fisher 34 MS

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1978

A masthead ketch with a 41% ballast ratio, built for serious offshore stability and all-weather protected cruising

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

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 moderate beam gives 51 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 51
CoastalBluewater

At 1.52 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.52
LightHeavy

432 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 432
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 9.7
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~94% of boats her size on file

Compared with 429 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
9.7
Displacement / length
432.4
Comfort ratio
51.0
Capsize screening
1.52
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1197
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore Yachts Ltd

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