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Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1981–1983

A Doug Peterson-designed IOR 3/4 tonner, built using the performance-oriented tooling of the Chaser 33

Designed by Doug Peterson.

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

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 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.00
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
223.1
Comfort ratio
22.1
Capsize screening
2.00
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
994
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Designer
Doug Peterson
Builder
US Yachts - Bayliner, Bayliner (Buccaneer

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