Greyhound 33 Buyer's Guide
The Greyhound 33 is a masthead-sloop cruiser designed by W. Jenneskens in the early seventies, built in solid fibreglass with a fin keel and lead ballast. On the used market it presents as a 33-foot coastal boat whose appeal rests on predictable dimensions and a generous sail plan rather than any documented offshore pedigree.
Layouts on the Used Market
The available record does not describe interior layouts, berth counts, or joiner arrangements, so any specific cabin plan must be confirmed at the viewing. What can be stated from the model data is the envelope: about 10.5 feet of beam and a 29-foot waterline inside a 33-foot hull, with 79 gallons of water capacity and 21 gallons of diesel fuel where the tankage is intact. A single inboard Farymann engine at 20 hp may be fitted as auxiliary power.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Farymann engine at 20 hp, and the rig is a masthead sloop carrying 443.3 square feet of mainsail and jib area. Running rigging on the used boat typically follows the design estimates: halyards near 86.7 feet at 3/8 inch, sheets at 1/2 inch with the mainsheet about 82.4 feet and genoa sheet about 33 feet, and shorter 3/8-inch control lines for cunningham, kickingstrap, and clew-outhaul. Replacement of these lengths is a common ownership task rather than a flagged defect.
What to Inspect
The documented known-issue record for the Greyhound 33 is limited to a design-class caveat: the capsize screening value is e2.19, and the boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races on that basis. No structural, blister, rig, or corrosion defect is recorded in the source material. A survey should still confirm the solid fibreglass hull and deck are sound and that the lead ballast within the fin keel is undisturbed, but the available record offers no model-specific failure to chase.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
No regional availability data is supplied for this model, so location should be verified through active listings at the time of search. For the shopper, the practical checklist is short and record-bound: confirm the Farymann diesel if fitted, check the masthead rig and known halyard or sheet lengths, verify solid laminate hull and deck condition, and accept the capsize screen as a coastal-cruiser limit rather than a fault. The boat is a straightforward solid-fibreglass cruiser whose strengths are space and light-air speed, not ocean-race eligibility.
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