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FISHER PILOT 33

Masthead Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1946

Dimensions

LOA
33 ft
LWL
24 ft
Beam
9.5 ft
Max Draft
4.75 ft
Displacement
18,000 lbs
Ballast
4,265 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.45 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
12.2
D/L Ratio ⓘ
581
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
23.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
523 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long Keel
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
Wood
Ballast Type
—

Production

First Built
1946
Last Built
—
Number Built
—

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Gray Marine
Engine Type
Gas
Notes:

S&S#539.

First in series of yachts in this size range (by S&S) called 'Pilot'.

(The first post WWII S&S design)

First built by Fisher Boat Works in Detroit, MI, and later by Thomas Knudson in Huntington, NY.

AKA S&S PILOT, it was followed, a number of years later, by 2 other, more popular versions built by Henry Hinckley.

The last and best known is the HINCKLEY PILOT 35 (1962).

Related Boats

Name LOA (ft) Year Rig
PILOT 33 32.92 1945 Fractional Sloop