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Little Harbor 63

Masthead Ketch · Keel/centreboard · First built 1988

A 19.46-metre ketch with a high comfort ratio of 42.56, engineered for stable, long-range offshore cruising

Designed by Ted Hood.

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

See her sail

The Little Harbor 63, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 43
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

252 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 252
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Heavier than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 80 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Little Harbor 63, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Little HARBOR 63 is a ketch-rigged sailboat designed by Ted Hood and built by Little Harbor Yachts from 1988 to the present. With an LOA of 19.5 m, a beam of 5.3 m, and a displacement of 29483 kg, it features a Keel/Cbrd. hull with a variable draft from 1.96 m to 3.81 m. The deck layout includes two cockpits, in-mast furling for the main and mizzen, and Harken System 3 hydraulic roller furling.2:40 A 158-horsepower Yanmar 4L diesel engine powers the vessel, which also has a hydraulic bow thruster.2:52 Interior accommodations include three staterooms, each with a private head, and a forward crew cabin.3:03 The boat carries 1514 liters of water and 1420 liters of diesel.5:33 Aboard *Practical Sailor*, the vessel's complex hydraulic systems for sail handling and steering were noted as requiring specialized maintenance, and the extensive woodwork and intricate hydraulic infrastructure demand consistent, high-level upkeep.9:34

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Little Harbor 63 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model for sale, and the asking prices that came with it.

1seen for sale
$540,000Median asking

  • The owner lowered the asking price from $590,000 to $540,000; listed with Wellington Yacht Partners

    from Practical Sailorseen September 20249:21

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
251.7
Comfort ratio
42.6
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
9.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
3000
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1988
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Little Harbor

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