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Maxi Yachts 77

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1972–1983

The most popular model in the builder's history, offering both inboard and outboard engine options for versatile cruising

Designed by Pelle Petterson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

See her sail

The Maxi Yachts 77, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from SEILmagasinet

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.50 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 2,000 kg of hull, so roughly 2,600 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 18 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 18
CoastalBluewater

2.00 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 181
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The Maxi Yachts 77, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Maxi Yachts 77 is a masthead sloop designed by Pelle Petterson, built by Maxi Yachts and Borjesson Brothers from 1972 to 1983, and became the most popular Maxi model with approximately 3,900 units sold. It measures 7.7 meters LOA with a 2.5-meter beam and 1.4-meter draft, and was offered with both inboard and outboard engine options, including a shallow keel variant. Aboard SEILmagasinet, owner Tale Maria Krohn-Engvik sails her Maxi 77 in the inner Oslofjord, using it for personal well-being and local adventures.watch She keeps the boat on a mooring buoy in summer and in a bubbler harbor in winter, managing engine issues and sudden wind shifts in shipping lanes.14:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the water

The Maxi Yachts 77 on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
181.1
Comfort ratio
17.9
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
649
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
1972–1983
Units built
3900
Designer
Pelle Petterson
Builder
Maxi Yachts, Borjesson Brothers

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The family

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