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Hustler 35

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1971–1979

A Holman and Pye designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability throughout the seventies

Designed by Donald Pye, Holman & Pye, built by Tyler Boat Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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 heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

312 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 312
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 14.8

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
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.8
Displacement / length
312.4
Comfort ratio
27.9
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
973
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1971–1979
Units built
45
Designer
Donald Pye, Holman, Pye
Builder
Tyler Boat Co, Landamores Yacht Builders

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