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Seller's Description

Nonsuch 33 For Sale. Located on City Island.

The Nonsuch is the perfect sailboat for the Sailor who wants Style and Comfort and Performance in his Sailing. This is a Cat Boat, meaning one sail for greater performance for a given size sail. One sail for greater driving power, because the sail flies in clear, clean air. Which means a smaller, easier to handle sail drives the boat as fast or faster than two or three sails up front might ever do.

The Nonsuch has just one halyard to raise the sail (and this Nonsuch 33 has an Electric Winch to do that work, as easy as pushing a button the sail goes right up), and one line to control the position of that sail (again, with the Electric Winch, if you want). This is the famous Ljungstrom Rig which allows a single person to easily handle the driving power on this 16,500 lbs boat. This is the Rig for the Sailor who wants to sail when he wants to sail without having to line up some strong lads to hoist and control the canvas. You sail an afternoon, or a fortnight, as is your pleasure. When you are done, you merely drop the entire sail right into its own sail cover, no muss, no fuss.

As salty and classic looking as the Nonsuch is, it has a modern underwater hull shape, which means faster, smoother, and well-balanced to take advantage of weather helm rather than fight it like older designs require. Winds picking up? Right from the cockpit, you can drop the sail down on its first reef and sail on. Want a second reef because you are enjoying the sailing too much to head back to port? Again, right from the cockpit.

The Nonsuch 33 has a large, dry, comfortable cockpit. This Nonsuch 33 has a Dodger to clear the spray away when driving hard to windward, or to leave open at night to see the stars without worry of a sprinkle of rain during the night. It also has a Bimini Sun Shade to protect you from the noonday sun. AND, a full enclosure for a Florida Room effect early or late in the season.

Equipment: This 1989 Nonsuch has the famous Espar Forced-Air Heating System for comfortable, consistent warmth to help you extend your sailing season both earlier and later in the year. That means you can leave the Chesapeake after the early October Annapolis Sailboat Show heading down the InterCoastal Waterway in casual comfort.

A Paloma Instant-On Water Heater gives you all the instant hot shower water you may want, in your private shower stall with seat. A Sea Frost Engine-Driven Refrigerator gives you oodles of refrigerator and freezer space, which means you can provision less often even as you enjoy a wider choice of daily delectable eats.

A CQR Anchor, with All-Chain Rode, for a secure feeling at anchor, with an Electric Winch to gracefully bring it back up.

6 foot 6 inch Headroom so you don’t knock your head. Satin Varnish Interior for a cozy feeling. Two Love Seats for comfortable seating without turning sideways as on bench style seating. Ten Opening Ports for when you want to let in the fresh outside air. Unstayed Rig so you never have to check the mast cables for wear and tear (there are none, as the mast is strong enough to stay up by itself), and this Nonsuch Rig is aluminum (rather than racer carbon fibre) for a smoother motion at sea. Racers may prefer carbon fibre, but your wife (not to mention your insurance company) prefers aluminum. A Four Cylinder Diesel Engine because Four Cylinders is DRAMATICALLY smoother running (first harmonic vibrations can not be damped out on a three or two cylinder engine).

Specs

Designer
Mark Ellis
Builders
Wiggers Custom Yachts Ltd.
Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd.
Association
Nonsuch Association (International)
# Built
67
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
33 5 / 10.2 m
Waterline Length
33 0 / 10.1 m
Beam
10 0 / 3.1 m
Draft
33 0 / 10.1 m
Displacement
15,350 lb / 6,963 kg
Ballast
6,050 lb / 2,744 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Cat
Reported Sail Area
669′² / 62.2 m²
Total Sail Area
?
Mainsail
Sail Area
?
P
?
E
?
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
?
I
?
J
?
Forestay Length
?

Auxilary Power

Make
Yanmar
Model
3JH2T-BE
HP
?
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
40 gal / 151 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
96 gal / 363 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
8.7 kn
Classic: 7.52 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

8.66 knots
Classic formula: 7.52 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
17.3
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
17.33
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
39.4
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

39.41
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
220.0
200-275: moderate

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
220.02
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
25.4
20-30: coastal cruiser

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
25.42
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
2.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
2.01
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Shoal draft version:
DRAFT: 4.33’

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