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SIGMA 33 OOD

SIGMA 33 OOD

Marine Projects Ltd.🇬🇧· Design: David Thomas
$10,268 avg$7,018 – $12,786 (5 listings)1979–1991400 built
$1.6K – $4.3K est. annual maintenance

Specifications

Hull

LOA32.5 ft
LWL26.25 ft
Beam10.5 ft
Draft5.75 ft
Displacement9,200 lb
Ballast3,472.1 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.9 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height37 ft
Jforetriangle base11.75 ft
Pmainsail luff38 ft
Emainsail foot13 ft
FLforestay11.8 ft
Mainsail484.1 sq ft
Jib (100%)217.4 sq ft
Spinnaker369.5 sq ft

Engine

CommonlyBeta Marine

About the SIGMA 33 OOD

The SIGMA 33C has a shorter masthead rig and shallow draft (4.83') (44 built) More than 400 SIGMA 33's (all versions) have been built.

Direct variant of the SIGMA 33 OOD

Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.

Performance

Comfort22.1
Capsize2.01
SA/Disp17.0
Disp/Len227
Bal/Disp37.7

ORC Performance Data(9 certificates)

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

GPH697.8 s/miOSN676.4

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.84831.09641.2215Inshore0.65950.89271.0253

ORC Measured

Displacement4272 kg (9420 lb)Wetted surface20.6 m² (222 ft²)Stability index116.4

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main27.1 m² (291 ft²)Genoa28.7 m² (309 ft²)Spinnaker61.8 m² (665 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°4.75.66.26.46.56.66.6
60°5.05.96.36.66.76.86.8
75°5.26.16.56.76.97.17.2
90°5.16.06.66.87.07.27.5
110°5.16.16.77.07.37.67.9
120°4.96.06.66.97.27.68.1
135°4.55.46.36.77.07.38.0
150°3.84.85.66.36.77.07.6
Beat VMG3.13.74.24.54.64.74.6
Run VMG3.34.14.95.66.26.67.2

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Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 5 listings
Low
$6,291
Estimated Value
$8,642
High
$9,411
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 32.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$1.6K – $4.3K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SIGMA 33 OODyet 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
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a SIGMA 33 OOD? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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