# Watkins 33

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{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications 
|name              = Watkins 33
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|designer          = [William H. Tripp Jr](/source/William_H._Tripp_Jr) and [Watkins Yachts](/source/Watkins_Yachts)
|location          = [Canada](/source/Canada) [United States](/source/United_States)
|year              = 1984
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|builder           = Watkins Yachts
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|draft             = {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|air draft         = 
|displacement      = {{convert|11200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls             = 
|hull type         = [Monohull](/source/Monohull)
|construction      = [Fiberglass](/source/Fiberglass)
|loa               = {{convert|33.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|loh               = 
|lwl               = {{convert|26.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam              = {{convert|10.18|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine            = [Yanmar](/source/Yanmar) [diesel engine](/source/diesel_engine)

|appendages        = 
|keel type         = fin keel
|ballast           = {{convert|5500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type       = [skeg](/source/skeg)-mounted [rudder](/source/rudder)

|rigs              = 
|rig type          = [Bermuda rig](/source/Bermuda_rig)
|I                 = {{convert|38.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J                 = {{convert|13.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P                 = {{convert|33.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E                 = {{convert|12.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan          = [Masthead sloop](/source/Masthead_sloop)
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|sailarea headsail = {{convert|266.41|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total    = {{convert|468.53|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|previous          = [Watkins 32](/source/Watkins_32)
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The '''Watkins 33''', also marketed as the '''Seawolf 33''', is an American [sailboat](/source/sailboat) that was designed by [William H. Tripp Jr](/source/William_H._Tripp_Jr) and [Watkins Yachts](/source/Watkins_Yachts) as a cruiser and first built in 1984.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/watkins-33|title = Watkins 33 sailboat |accessdate = 2 October 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190103/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/watkins-33|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seawolf-33|title =Seawolf 33 |accessdate = 2 October 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190047/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seawolf-33|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|title = William H. Tripp Jr|accessdate = 2 October 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190036/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/watkins/33|title= Watkins 33|access-date= 11 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220411132645/https://sailboat.guide/watkins/33|archive-date= 11 April 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

The Watkins 33 is a development of the [Watkins 32](/source/Watkins_32), with a [reverse transom](/source/reverse_transom) and a revised interior.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

==Production==
The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the [United States](/source/United_States) from 1984 until 1989, with 47 examples built, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/watkins-yachts|title = Watkins Yachts|accessdate = 2 October 2019|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190035/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/watkins-yachts|archivedate =2 October 2019|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Design==
The Watkins 33 is a recreational [keelboat](/source/keelboat), built predominantly of [fiberglass](/source/fiberglass), with wood trim. It has a [masthead sloop](/source/masthead_sloop) rig, a [raked stem](/source/raked_stem), a reverse transom, a [skeg](/source/skeg)-mounted [rudder](/source/rudder) controlled by a [wheel](/source/Ship's_wheel) and a fixed fin [keel](/source/keel). It displaces {{convert|11200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|5500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The boat is fitted with a Japanese [Yanmar](/source/Yanmar) [diesel engine](/source/diesel_engine). The fuel tank holds {{convert|30|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|60|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The design has a [hull speed](/source/hull_speed) of {{convert|6.91|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Guide"/>

==Operational history==
The boat is supported by an active class club, the ''Watkins Owners''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/association/watkins-owners|title= Watkins Owners|access-date = 22 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220322180235/https://sailboatdata.com/association/watkins-owners|archive-date= 22 March 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of sailing boat types](/source/List_of_sailing_boat_types)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Watkins Yachts}}

Category:33-foot keelboats
Category:1980s sailboat type designs
Category:Sailing yachts
Category:Sailboat type designs by William H. Tripp Jr.
Category:Sailboat types built by Watkins Yachts

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