BoatsFisher 46 MS

Fisher 46 MS

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1975

A 25-tonne masthead ketch with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a high comfort ratio for extended offshore passages

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

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

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Character

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

LivelyComfort 54Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 1.57Bluewater
LightD/L 391Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 14.7Powered-up
TenderBallast 40%Stiff

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

  • Heavier than ~95% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~91% of boats her size on file

Compared with 152 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
390.8
Comfort ratio
54.1
Capsize screening
1.57
Hull speed
8.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
2142
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Cast Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
15
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore

Boats like this, on the water

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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.

Formosa Yachts 5115.49 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel that served as the foundation for multiple production yachts
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull family1.5 m shorterA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-5616.92 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort and stability
Cabo Rico 5617.07 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA heavy-displacement cutter designed by Chuck Paine, featuring a long keel and high comfort ratio for stable blue-water cruising
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family2.6 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull family1.4 m shorterA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising

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