| Watkins 33 | |
| Designer: | William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts |
| Location: | Canada United States |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Builder: | Watkins Yachts |
| Draft: | 4feet |
| Displacement: | 112000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 33.08feet |
| Lwl: | 26.58feet |
| Beam: | 10.18feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 55000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 38.75feet |
| J: | 13.75feet |
| P: | 33feet |
| E: | 12.25feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 202.13square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 266.41square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 468.53square feet |
| Previous: | Watkins 32 |
The Watkins 33, also marketed as the Seawolf 33, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and Watkins Yachts as a cruiser and first built in 1984.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Watkins 33 is a development of the Watkins 32, with a reverse transom and a revised interior.[1] [4]
The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States from 1984 until 1989, with 47 examples built, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5]
The Watkins 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 112000NaN0 and carries 55000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard keel fitted.[1] [4]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]
The design has a hull speed of 6.91kn.[4]
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Watkins Owners.[6]
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