1978 Buyers Guide On Clipper Marine

Pass this along as "Interesting" but many of the numbers below are not correct. My CM32 Aft Cabin does not have a displacement of 6500 pounds.

Manufacturer Clipper Overall Length 22'8" Type CM-23 Sloop Material FG Hull Twin Keel Berths 5 Waterline Lenght 18'-9" Beam 7'-8" Draft 5'-0" Displacement 2100 lbs Ballast 550 lbs Sail Area 208 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power Outboard Base Price $5,995


Manufacturer Clipper Overall Length 22'-8" Type CM-23 Sloop Material FG Hull CB Berths 5 Waterline Lenght 18'-9" Beam 7'-8" Draft 2'-4" Displacement 2025 lbs Ballast 500 lbs Sail Area 208 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power Outboard Base Price $5,995


Manufacturer Clipper Overall Length 25'9" Type Crusing Sloop Material FG Hull CB Berths 6 Waterline Length 20'-4" Beam 7'11" Draft 5'4" Displacement 2400 lbs Ballast 540 lbs Sail Area 247 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power Outboard Base Price $7,995


Manufacturer Clipper Overall Length 26'-9" Type CM-27 Material FG Hull Keel Berths 6 Waterline Length 22'-4" Beam 8'-0" Draft 4'-4" Displacement 5100 lbs Ballast 2050 lbs Sail Area 315 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power Gas Base Price $12,250


Manufacturer Clipper Marine Overall Length 30'-7" Type Crusing Sloop Material FG Hull Keel Berths 5 Waterline Length 25'-0" Beam 8'-0" Draft 4'-1" Displacement 5400 lbs Ballast 2000 lbs Sail Area 289 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power Outboard Base Price $13,850


Manufacturer Clipper Overall Length 31'-7" Type Crusing Sloop Material FG Hull Keel Berths 5 Waterline Length 26'-0" Beam 8'-0" Draft 3'-11" Ballast 2200 lbs Sail Area 350 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power 12/Diesel Base Price $18,950


Manfacturer Clipper Marine Overall Length 31'-7" Type Aft Cabin Sloop Material FG Hull Keel Berths 6 Waterline length 26'-0" Beam 8'-0" Draft 3'-11" Displacement 6500 lbs Ballast 2200 lbs Sail Area 287 Sq. Ft. Auxillary Power 12/Diesel Base Price $19,950


Manufacturer Harstad Overall Length 31'-7" Type After Cabin Ketch Material FG Hull Keel Berths 6 Waterline Length 26'-0" Beam 8'-0" Draft 3'-11" Displacement 8000 lbs Ballast 2200 lbs Sail Area 308 Sq. Ft Auxillary Power 12/Diesel Base Price $24,995

Gary wrote:

My CM32 Aft Cabin does not have a displacement of 6500 pounds.

I kick myself for not getting the weight of ours last summer when I had the chance. There is a DOT scale south of here. When launch time comes I may see about weighing in then. It would be worth the extra miles to know for sure.

What does the "CB" stand for in the second CM23 description? I realize it is the retractible keel model, but ? CB.

Reference seems to be saying Center Board, like a Mac 26 D, but no Clipper Marine sailboats came with Center Boards to my knowledge. A centerboard does not pivot, it would be one piece that drops through the hull.

You are thinking of a dagger board. Center boards pivot but do not offer any ballast. Some might say that we have a center board and others will call it a swing keel.

I once had someone refer to my boat as a dinghy. Based on which definition you read, if it doesn't have a fixed keel it's a dinghy. I did have to show her that to be considered a dinghy, it would not have any ballast. Since my boat had a "swing keel" it was technically considered a keel boat.

We had a good laugh over it once I stopped being offended by the dinghy reference.