BoatsSoverel Marine 33 (1968)

Soverel Marine 33 (1968)

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1968–1970

A cutter-rigged keel-centerboarder designed by Bill Soverel, offering a versatile draft for coastal exploration

Designed by Bill Soverel.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 28 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 28
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 182
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.9

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
181.9
Comfort ratio
28.1
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1000
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1968–1970
Designer
Bill Soverel
Builder
Soverel Marine

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