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SHEARWATER 39

SHEARWATER 39

Nebe Boatworks🇸🇦· Design: Dudley Dix
from 199020 built
$2.5K – $6.6K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoCutterFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA39.37 ft
LWL33.79 ft
Beam12.8 ft
Draft5.91 ft
Displacement21,605 lb
Ballast8,376.3 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.8 kn

Performance

Comfort31.6
Capsize1.84
SA/Disp17.4
Disp/Len250
Bal/Disp38.8

ORC Performance Data(1 certificate)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

24680°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH698.7 s/miOSN676.0

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.81431.10111.2781Inshore0.62580.86981.0500

ORC Measured

Displacement9800 kg (21609 lb)Wetted surface36.6 m² (394 ft²)

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main35.1 m² (378 ft²)Genoa57.0 m² (613 ft²)Spinnaker107.0 m² (1152 ft²)Asymmetric105.6 m² (1136 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°4.45.36.06.56.97.07.2
60°4.75.66.36.97.27.37.4
75°5.05.96.77.17.47.57.8
90°5.06.06.97.37.67.78.0
110°5.06.27.07.47.88.18.6
120°4.96.06.97.47.78.08.6
135°4.55.56.47.17.57.88.5
150°3.84.85.76.57.17.58.1
Beat VMG2.83.43.84.24.54.74.8
Run VMG3.34.25.05.76.36.97.6

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 39.37ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.5K – $6.6K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Articles & Reviews

Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SHEARWATER 39yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
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