Alerion Express 33

The Alerion Express 33 features a combination of modern underwater lines and a 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.

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

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