Exuma 52

Description

L.O.D.                              51′ 6”

L.W.L.                              45′

L.O.A.                             63’ 2″

BEAM                              13′

DRAFT                             2’ 9″ C.B. up/6’ 9″ C.B. down / 3′ with Parker Flat Iron Keel

SAIL AREA                     1200 sq. ft.

DISPLACEMENT          28,155 lbs.

BALLAST                        8,000 lbs. lead, internal and/or in external keel box; 1,000 lbs. Additional to trim

RIG                                  Marconi Schooner/Fully battened sails/Self-tending /OR Gaff-schooner, Pilot boat rig (lug fores’l)

TYPE                                Shoal-draft centerboard schooner

POWER                           Twin outboards in wells or inboard diesel with Hurth V-drive

ACCOMMODATIONS         Layout shown for live-aboard family with two children and occasional guests (sleeps six). Other layouts, including commercial, available on a custom basis. This design is USCG certified for twenty-eight passengers.

CONSTRUCTION    Cold molded wood/epoxy/fabric: Hull bottom — double diagonal 1/2″ ply planks over 13/16″ tongue and groove lumber (finished thickness 1 7/8″).  Hull topsides — double laminated 1/2″ ply. Decks — double laminated 3/8″ ply over sawn beams.  All exterior surfaces covered with epoxy-impregnated Xynole-polyester fabric and linear-polyurethane painted.

OPTIONS               Complete plans include the construction manual The New Cold-Molded Boatbuilding: From Lofting to Launching. This vessel is well-suited as a “six-pack” charter boat, passenger boat or commercial vessel (fishing/cargo/research). ). Full AeroHydro hydrostatics computations are included with Full Plans. They apply to the outside ballast keel hull version (Parker Flat Iron).