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Marieholm Boats 32

Fractional Sloop · Fin Keel · First built 1974

A 1974 Tord Sunden design featuring a fractional rig and fin keel, serving as the predecessor to the masthead 32E

Designed by Tord Sunden.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin 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 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.97
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.4
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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
Ballast / displacement
37.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.4
Displacement / length
293.5
Comfort ratio
22.9
Capsize screening
1.97
Hull speed
6.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
808
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Tord Sunden
Builder
Marieholm

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Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 per cent
Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Maxi Yachts 959.50 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA 9.5-metre masthead sloop produced for a decade, featuring a skeg-hung rudder for predictable coastal handling
Elvstrom 329.56 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA versatile 1/2 Ton masthead sloop offered in flush deck or coach roof versions, sharing a hull with several other designs
Dufour Yachts 319.40 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1973 masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a comfortable, stable design for coastal cruising

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