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Owens Cutter

Cutter · Long Keel · 1944–1955

A Norman G. Owens design with a traditional long keel and a high comfort ratio, produced from 1944 through 1955

Designed by Norman G. Owens, built by The Owens Co.

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

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 narrow beam gives 41 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 41
CoastalBluewater

At 1.56 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.56
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 397
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

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

  • Draws more than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 377 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
396.6
Comfort ratio
41.4
Capsize screening
1.56
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1050
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1944–1955
Units built
50
Designer
Norman G. Owens
Builder
The Owens Co, Henry R. Hinckley, Hinckley Yachts

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Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Bristol Yachts 3911.89 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1966 masthead sloop with a long keel, built for five years as a precursor to the long-running Bristol 40
Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglass
Shannon Yachts 38 PH11.51 mSame hull family0.8 m shorterA long-keeled cutter designed by Stadel for offshore stability, offering a comfortable motion and steady passage-making
Cape Dory 3611.01 mSame hull family1.3 m shorterProduced from 1978 to 1990, this long-keeled cutter was later marketed as the Robinhood 36

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