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Maxi 1000 |
Brief Notes |
Builder |
Nimbus AB, Sweden |
The Maxi 1000
is a modern aft-cockpit fast cruiser with a particularly easy
to handle fractional rig, with single line reefing and a self-tacking
staysail. The interior is nicely finished in cherrywood, with more stowage than in many other marques. |
Length OA |
35' 0" |
Sail Area |
495 sq ft. with self-tacking jib or 635 sq ft. with No 1 genoa |
Length WL |
26' 10" |
Rig |
Fractional sloop |
Beam |
10' 8" |
Cabins |
3 |
.Draught |
5' 7" |
Berths |
6/7 |
Displacement |
9,921 lbs |
Engine type |
Volvo Penta MD2020 |
Ballast |
3,307 lbs |
Engine bhp |
18 |
Keel type |
Bulbed fin and spade (shallower 4' 11" winged keel as an option) |
The Maxi 1000 was designed for Nimbus by Pelle Petterson,
and was introduced in 1992/3. With quite a large sail area on
a relatively lightweight hull,
she is very much a performance boat, although she is also
very easy to handle. The package is topped off with a very
well finished and comfortable cruising interior in cherry
joinery. The yacht illustrated here is fitted with non-standard
wheel steering - a tiller being the norm. She was replaced
with the slightly larger but similar styled Maxi 1100 in around 1999/2002. |
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The Swedish Olympic sailor Pelle Petterson, with two friends, set up a company in 1969 to import yacht parts, and in 1972 built their first yacht, the Maxi 77, which proved a commecial success. Two years later they repeated this with the Maxi 95, which was a very modern high-volume cruiser. The company changed ownership twice, and ended up as Nimbus, selling both sailing and motor boats. All have an excellent reputation for build quality. |
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