BoatsFisher 31 MS

Fisher 31 MS

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1979–2001

A long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built for over two decades of all-weather cruising

Designed by Wyatt & Freeman, built by Fairways Marine.

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 moderate beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

At 1.65 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.65
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 387
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.9
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.9
Displacement / length
387.0
Comfort ratio
38.9
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
969
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–2001
Units built
35
Designer
Wyatt, Freeman
Builder
Fairways Marine, Northshore

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Cape George 319.45 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Atkin-designed cutter with a heavy ballast ratio and long keel, built for stability and offshore comfort
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Allied Boat Co. Seawind9.30 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Thomas Gillmer-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, marking both the beginning and the end of the Allied Boat Co.
Rustler 319.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a long keel, evolved from the North Sea 24 and sharing lineage with the Twister 31
Allied Yachts Luders 3310.06 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA Bill Luders-designed masthead sloop featuring a long keel and heavy displacement for stable, classic offshore cruising
Beneteau Evasion 329.70 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA long-keeled masthead ketch that launched the Evasion line and marked a new era for Beneteau

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