The Nonsuch 33 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1988.
The Nonsuch 33 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, which was the first design in the series of Nonsuch sailboats.
Production The design was built by Hinterhoeller Yachts in Canada and a few have also been built by Wiggers Custom Yachts, who currently hold the molds. A total of 67 examples of the design have been completed.
Design The Nonsuch 33 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a cat rig, an unstayed mast with a wishbone boom, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat has been fitted with a variety of small diesel engines including the Japanese Yanmar 3JH2T-BE diesel engine, the Universal M35 and the Volvo MD2040. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171 with a high of 171 and low of 168. It has a hull speed of .
See also List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats Abbott 33 Alajuela 33 Arco 33 C&C 33 Cape Dory 33 Cape Dory 330 CS 33 Endeavour 33 Hans Christian 33 Hunter 33 Hunter 33-2004 Hunter 33.5 Hunter 333 Hunter 336 Hunter 340 Marlow-Hunter 33 Mirage 33 Moorings 335 Tanzer 10 Viking 33 Watkins 33
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