Boat models · Cooper
Cooper 353
Sailboat, coastal cruiser · built 1979 · designed by Stan Huntingford
Key figures
Comfort23.9moderate
Capsize screen2.04fails the screen
SA/D16.2cruiser
D/L251moderate
Ballast ratio0.36average
Hull speed7.2kt
- Built
- 1979
- Designer
- Stan Huntingford
- Builder
- Cooper Yachts Ltd. (CAN)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Length
- 35.0 ft
- Beam / draft
- 12.0 ft · 5.8 ft
- Displacement
- 13,000 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Rare Huntingford pilothouse sloop; average build, roomy but tight inside, little owner chatter
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · pilothouse shelter suits PNW, sails okay
- Liveaboard
- mixed · fine for a couple, space disappointing for berths
- Loved
- Pilothouse weather protection · Fin keel with skeg rudder · Decent-sized rig · Distinctive Scandinavian-style looks
- Gripes
- Small cockpit · Inside helm eats living space · Pinched ends · Few berths for the length
- Survey for
- Pilothouse ventilation and insulation condensation · Deck mold variants on Northwest-built boats
- Cross-shopped
- NorthSea 34 · Seabird 37 · Fisher 34 · Nauticat 33
Thin discussion; from sailnet.com
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