She 33 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a used She 33 means looking at a late-1970s Sparkman & Stephens masthead sloop built by South Hants Marine, a British yard whose She series shared a fiberglass hull approach. These are coastal cruiser-racers rather than offshore boats, and the used fleet reflects that heritage in both layout and the upgrades owners have chosen over the decades.
Layouts on the Used Market
The She 33 is a 32-foot fin-keel sloop with a skeg-hung rudder and a beam near 10.6 feet, giving a moderate, proportioned interior volume rather than a beam-stretched great cabin. She carries 6,250 pounds of displacement and draws 5.41–5.71 feet by load, which keeps her in most marina berths. The hull is solid fiberglass with iron ballast. Buyers should expect a 1970s-era accommodation plan built around a masthead rig and a 411-square-foot reference sail area, not a modern open-plan loft.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, heating is commonly fitted, which matters in the British climate where most of these boats turn up. A code zero and an asymmetric spinnaker are also commonly seen, and together they shift her sail-area-to-displacement from the reference 19.4 up to 23.4 with a 135 percent genoa, giving a buyer real light-air range without a re-rig. A dodger is another common addition, speaking to the boat's role as a sheltered-water cruiser rather than a barebones racer. None of these should be treated as original; they are the signs of an owned-and-sailed fleet.
What to Inspect
The wetted surface runs about 290 square feet, so a survey should assess antifouling history and any blistering across that area wetted surface. The fin keel and skeg-hung rudder attachment points deserve close attention given the iron ballast and 1970s laminate method. The capsize screening value of 2.30 confirms she was not built to ocean-race structural standards, so inspect the hull-to-deck joint and any prior reinforcement rather than assuming offshore-grade toughness capsize screening value.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for used She 33s is the United Kingdom. For a buyer there, the checklist is short and sourced:
- Confirm heating, code zero, asymmetric spinnaker, and dodger are present and serviced
- Survey the 290 sq ft wetted surface and keel/rudder attachments
- Verify load-dependent draft (5.41–5.71 ft) suits intended berths
- Treat the 2.30 capsize screen as a coastal-use limit, not a defect
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the She 33. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $17,733 | — |
Comparable models
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