BoatsFraser 30 MS

Fraser 30 MS

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1970

A staysail ketch motorsailer featuring a protected pilot house and a long keel, often finished by home builders

Designed by Len De Kleer, built by Dekleer Brothers Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 259

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
Displacement / length
258.9
Comfort ratio
28.6
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
953
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Units built
36
Designer
Len De Kleer
Builder
Dekleer Brothers Ltd, Windboats Marine Ltd

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The family

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