| US Yachts US 33 | |
| Designer: | Doug Peterson |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Builder: | US Yachts |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 5.5feet |
| Displacement: | 93000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 32.83feet |
| Lwl: | 26.5feet |
| Beam: | 10.5feet |
| Engine: | Volvo 130NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 46000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 42.96feet |
| J: | 13.83feet |
| P: | 38feet |
| E: | 10.28feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 195.32square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 297.07square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 492.67square feet |
The US Yachts US 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.[1] [2]
The US Yachts US 33 is an unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Three-Quarter Ton class Chaser 33 racer, using the same hull design from the original molds and a new deck, but with no royalties paid.[1] [2]
The design was built by US Yachts in the United States, between 1981 and 1983, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The US Yachts US 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 93000NaN0 and carries 46000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 5.5feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 130NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a V-shaped settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side amidships and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The head is located next to the companionway steps, on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 740NaN0.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.9kn.[2]