BoatsMariner 39 (Perry)

Mariner 39 (Perry)

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1981

A Robert Perry-designed cutter with a unique trans-Pacific build history, finished in Taiwan for offshore capability

Designed by Robert H. Perry, built by Trans World-Ta Shing.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.77
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 212
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

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

  • Heavier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2910 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
211.8
Comfort ratio
31.0
Capsize screening
1.77
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1451
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Units built
30
Designer
Robert H. Perry
Builder
Trans World - Ta Shing, Ta Shing Yacht Building Ltd

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