BoatsFisher 37 MS

Fisher 37 MS

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1973

A 14-tonne masthead ketch with a 43% ballast ratio, built since 1973 for heavy-weather stability and long-range cruising

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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Character

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LivelyComfort 50Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.53Bluewater
LightD/L 408Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 13.6Powered-up
TenderBallast 43%Stiff

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

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file

Compared with 330 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.6
Displacement / length
407.8
Comfort ratio
49.9
Capsize screening
1.53
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1394
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Units built
140
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore Yachts Ltd

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Cape George 3811.58 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA 1985 cutter with a 1.58-meter draft and high comfort ratio, designed by Atkin and Lange for steady offshore work
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Related models

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Fisher 46 MSA 25-tonne masthead ketch with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a high comfort ratio for extended offshore passagesFisher 34 MSA masthead ketch with a 41% ballast ratio, built for serious offshore stability and all-weather protected cruisingFisher 31 MSA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built for over two decades of all-weather cruisingFisher 30 MSA popular masthead ketch with 300 built, featuring a 50% ballast ratio and a protected wheelhouse for all-weather cruising

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