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Elegant Beauty and Scintillating Performance

This is the smaller sister to the pace setting AE 38. A combination of modern underwater lines and a new deck, cockpit, cabin and topside by the Pearson Design Group, has produced a yacht that lives up to the Herreshoff legacy of classic beauty. The amazing strength of a modern carbon fiber mast by Hall Spars safely allows the elimination of the backstay, which in turn frees the mainsail for significantly larger size and better aerodynamic shape-proven by record setting windsurfers, multihulls and America's Cup contenders. Sail control by electric winches enables one person to hoist, reef, trim and lower sail, all from the wheel station. With the patented Hoyt Jib Boom adding offwind power, this is a 2 sail, self tacking rig that projects more sail area than any ordinary rig with a 150% genoa. The payoff is excellent light wind and offwind speed-all easily single-handed. Sail tests indicate speed superior to the competition and all for more reasonable price.

AE 33 Specifications

LOA 33' 0"
LWL 26' 4"
BEAM 9' 3"
DRAFT 5' 0"
DISPLACEMENT 8700 lbs.
BALLAST 3,300 lbs.
SAIL AREA 609 SF
SAIL AREA/DISP 23.1
ENGINE 20 HP DIESEL W/ SAILDRIVE

Click HERE to download Standard Equipment List in PDF format.
AE 33 Standard Equipment - CONSTRUCTION

Hull Shell

  • Infusion Molded (SCRIMP) GRP with biaxial and unidirectional E-glass reinforcing fabrics
  • End grain balsa core
  • Vinyl ester resin gelcoat reinforcing layer
  • White gel coat hull color
  • Molded and tapered single gelcoat bootstripe – Owner’s choice of color

Hull Structure

  • Keel floors, keel sump, engine bed, mast step and longitudinal stringers are integrally molded with the hull during the SCRIMP process

Deck

  • Resin infused (SCRIMP) GRP sandwich structure with biaxial reinforcing fabrics, end grain balsa 
  • White deck with molded nonskid

Hull to Deck Joint

    • Flange type bonded with Plexus MA550 adhesive (ABS approved)
    • Full length teak toerail

Ballast Keel

    • Fin with integral bulb for low center of gravity 
    • One-piece lead casting alloyed with antimony bolted to molded keel sump with 1” diameter 304 grade stainless steel bolts

Structured Bulkheads

    • Marine grade plywood bulkheads bonded to hull and deck

 Interior Joinery

    • Furniture is Formica covered plywood with with varnished teak corner posts and teak fiddle rails   
    • Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
    • The underside is sealed with epoxy 

 

 

Deck Hardware

    • (2) Lewmar deck hatches over forward cabin and main cabin
    • Deck  hatch over head compartment
    • (4) Stainless steel oval portlights
    • Custom stainless steel stemhead fitting
    • Teak handrails on cabin house top
    • (4) 10”  Stainless mooring cleats

 

    • (2) 8” Stainless steel midship mooring cleats  
    • Companionway sliding hatch with seahood and washboards
    • Molded port and starboard lazarette hatches with automatic courtesy lights
    • Lewmar Electric primary winches
    • Rope clutches:  Lewmar Superlock
    • Hoyt Jib Boom by Hall Spars 
    • Jib Boom light air extender
    • Harken 6:1 Mainsheet traveler track with cockpit control lines
    • Deck fills for fuel and water tanks
    • Holding tank pump out deck plate
    • Ritchie Binnacle mounted compass
    • Self draining cockpit with port and starboard drains
    • Cunningham and Quick Vang adjustments lead into cockpit

Steering

    • Edson 336 211T Pedestal Steering
    • 36” Stainless steel wheel
    • Stainless steel rudder shaft with composite rudder blade
    • Rudder blade is elliptical profile, low drag section balanced spade type
    • Low maintenance self-aligning bearings

Chainplates

    • Stainless steel headstay tang integral with stemhead fitting
    • Stainless steel main chainplates thru bolted to interior structure

 

Mast and Boom

    • Pre preg carbon by Hall Spars
    • Carbon fiber gooseneck
    • Lazy jack sail retrieval system
    • G-10 Mast step
    • Steaming light
    • Masthead anchor light
    • Aluminum boom       
    • “Moondust” Awlgrip finish on boom and mast
    • “Quik Vang” boom vang
    • (2) Sets of aluminum spreaders
    • Windex

 Standing Rigging

    • Navtec Continuous Rod rigging
    • All rigging is Nitronic 50

 Running Rigging

    • Tapered spectra main halyard runs below deck to cockpit
    • Jib halyard runs below deck
    • Mainsheet runs below deck to cockpit
    • Jib sheet runs below deck to cockpit
    • Jib furler and outhaul lines run below deck to cockpit
    • Single line reefing line runs below deck to cockpit
    • Mainsheet traveler lines run below deck to cockpit

 
AE 33 Standard Equipment - INTERIOR ACCOMODATIONS

Forward Cabin

  • V berth with storage under berth
  • Deck hatch
  • 4” Laminated foam cushions
  • Overhead light
  • Vinyl head liner

Main Cabin

    • Settees port and starboard
    • Shelves outboard of settees
    • Varnished teak and holly cabin sole with access to bilge
    • Teak hull ceiling
    • Electrical panel on port side settee

 Galley

    • Storage lockers outboard
    • Origo alcohol Stove
    • Isotherm DI 40 DC refrigerator (top loaded)
    • Formica counter tops
    • Stainless steel sink

 Head Compartment

    • White molded GRP pan
    • Raritan PHII marine toilet with y valve
    • Stainless steel sink
    • Storage lockers outboard
    • Locker under vanity
    • Mirror
    • Deck hatch

 

Interior Décor

    • Removable plywood/vinyl panels with teak trim
    • Teak hull ceilings in main cabin
    • Formica plywood bulkheads with teak trim
    • Formica locker interiors/bunk tops and Shelves
    • Laminated teak door frames
    • Solid teak doors with plywood panels
    • Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
    • Interior cushions for v berth, settees and backrests – Owner’s choice of color

 Electrical System

    • 12 VDCSystem designed to ABYC
    • All wiring is tin-plated to inhibit corrosion
    • All wiring is coded for ease of identification
    • Bonding system
    • DC master panel with analog meter and magnetic circuit breakers
    • Battery switch
    • (2) 4D Gel cell batteries
    • (4) Halogen reading lights
    • Overhead lighting in galley and head

 Navigation Lights

    • Combination light mounted at stemhead
    • Stern light mounted on aft deck
    • Anchor light

 

Mechanical

  • 20 HP Yanmar 3YM20C engine with sail drive
    • 2 Blade folding propeller
    • GRP engine bed and oil pan
    • Through transom wet exhaust
    • Waterlock muffler
    • Single lever engine control
    • Neutral safety switch

 

Tankage

  • 18 US Gallon polypropylene fuel tank
  • 16 US Gallon PVC fresh water tank
  • 11 US Gallon PVC holding tank

 

Equipment

    • (2)  Harken winch handles
    • 48” Teak ensign staff
    • Companionway and cockpit hatch locks
    • (2) deck plates keys 
    • Owner’s manual
    • Equipment manuals (Owners manuals for builder-installed equipment, pumps, winches, etc.)
    • Bilge pump handle
  • Running rigging blocks

 Sails

    • Norlam style main and jib by North Sails

 
AE 33 Options

Hull Color
• White standard, choose color

Deck Color
• White with Smoke White non-skid standard, choose color

Cove Color
• Gold standard

Boot Color
• Navy standard, choose color

Interior Cushions & Mainsail Boom Cover
• Sunbrella standard, choose color

Click here for sample color charts

Sample hailport designs

#90199 North 3DL Main and Jib
#90740 Varnish Interior
#97376 Deluxe Interior(Inc. varnished head vanity,polyester base coat on all wood)
#90761 Varnish Exterior
#97242 Mainsail Boom Cover with AE 33 logo (Sunbrella, Choose Color)
#97249 Topside Awlgrip-(Choose Color)
#97272 Teak Deck
#97390 Teak Cockpit Sole
#97280 Shoal Draft Keel:(3'9")
#97299 Cockpit Cushions-Closed Cell (Choose Color)
#97306 Upgrade to Ultra Suede for Interior Cushions-(Choose Color)
#97320 Bow and Stern Pulpits with lifelines and gates
#97326 Cockpit Cover-(Choose Color)
#97329 Screens for forward hatches and companionway

 
#97340 TMBattery charger only, 20 amp.
#97380 Pressure water system with hot water heater
#97343 Flag Halyard for Club Burgee
#97348 Commissioning in Portsmouth, RI
#97350 Shrink Wrap
#97353 Bottom Paint-( Choose Color)
#97355 Windex
#97360 Wheel & Pedestal Cover-(Choose Color)
#97362 Swim Ladder
#97364 Dodger-(Choose Color)
#97370 Dodger Grab Rail-Leather Covered
#97371 Name and Hailport-(Solid Color or Gold Leaf)
#97374 Stbd. Electric Winch
#99096 Teak Wheel (varnished) in lieu of s.s.

 

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Please note that we have taken every precaution to insure that the following list of specifications is accurate. However, yacht specifications can change at any time without notice. Please contact us for the latest information.

 

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 Alerion Express • 373 Market Street • Warren, RI • 401-247-3000

 

 

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