Arco 33

The Arco 33 is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe as a cruiser and first built in 1958. The design is noted as one of the first fiberglass production sailboats of its size built.[1][2]

Arco 33

Development
Designer	Wirth Munroe
Location	United States
Year	1958
No. built	15
Builder(s)	Crystaliners Corporation (Glassco Inc.)
Boat
Boat weight	12,000 lb (5,443 kg)
Draft	6.50 ft (1.98 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	33.00 ft (10.06 m)
LWL	23.25 ft (7.09 m)
Beam	9.83 ft (3.00 m)
Engine type	Palmer H-60 22 hp (16 kW) gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	stub keel with centerboard
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop
Total sail area	550 sq ft (51 m^2)

Production

The design was built by Crystaliners Corporation (Glassco Inc.) in Miami, Florida, United States. The company completed 15 boats starting in 1958, but it is now out of production.[1]

The Arco 33 molds were later sold to Columbia Yachts and the design was developed into the Columbia 33 Caribbean in 1963.[1][3]

Design

The Arco 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional yawl rig with the addition of a mizzen mast. Features include a spooned raked stem, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces 12,000 lb (5,443 kg).[1]

The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the centreboard extended and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with it retracted.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Palmer H-60 22 hp (16 kW) gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering.[1]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Columbia 33 Caribbean

Similar sailboats

• Abbott 33
• Alajuela 33
• C&C 33
• Cape Dory 33
• Cape Dory 330
• CS 33
• Endeavour 33
• Hans Christian 33
• Hunter 33
• Hunter 33.5
• Mirage 33
• Nonsuch 33
• Tanzer 10
• Viking 33
• Watkins 33

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Arco 33 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Wirth Munroe 1902-1968". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Columbia 33 Caribbean sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.