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Fisher 30 |
Price Guide |
£28,000 to
£40,000 |
Builder |
mostly Northshore Ltd., a few early boats
by other builders |
LOA |
30' 0" |
Sail area |
365 sq ft main, genoa and mizzen
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Brief details |
LWL |
25' 0" |
Rig |
ketch |
The Fisher
30 was the first of a range of fishing boat styled motor-sailers
marketed by fairways Marine, other Fishers including the 25,
31, 34, 37 and 46. The Fisher 30 offers wheelhouse comfort
along with excellent seaworthiness, although sailing performance
is limited to windward |
Beam |
9' 6" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
4' 3" |
Berths |
5 |
Displacement |
14,560 lbs |
Engine |
usually Volvo Penta MD3B |
Ballast |
6,500 lbs |
BHP |
36 |
Keel type |
Long keel |
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The Fisher 30 was designed
in 1971 by Wyatt & Freeman, and was the first Fisher
model built for Fairways Marine, who originally had
the hulls fitted out by a number of contract builders,
before Northshore took over in 1981. They were immediately
popular, despite always being very expensive yachts
for their size. A total of almost three hundred were
built between 1971 and 1987.
With a long keel, heavy displacement
and deep bulwarks around the deck, the Fishers have
a steady motion at sea, the hulls being very reminiscent
of the wooden Miller
Fifers, themselves descended from North Sea fishing
boats and the Norwegian Colin Archer 'redningskoite'
sailing lifeboats.
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Like all Fishers, the yachts do genuinely
sail, although windward performance is not their strong
suit. A powerful engine with a big prop does however
greatly compensate for this |
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