Sardine Carrier Yacht 53

Description

L.O.A.                           52’ 7”

L.W.L.                           44’ 6”

L.O.D.                            51’ 5”

LENGTH EXTREME  56’ 9”

BEAM                           11’ 6” Over the rails

DRAFT                          3’ 0”/7’ 6”

BRIDGE CLEARANCE  48’

DISPLACEMENT           26,000 lbs. laden; 24,000 lbs light

BALLAST                       9,000 lbs.

TYPE                             Motorsailer.

RIG                                Marconi Ketch with tabernacled masts

SAIL AREA                    1,000 sq ft

HULL SPEED                 8.96 knots

SA TO D RATIO             18

PRISMATIC COEFFICIENT .647

D/L                                117

TANKAGE                   Fuel: 200 gal.

Water: 300 gal.

Holding: 35 gal.

ACCOMMODATION       Accommodations for six using saloon settees and large V-berth forward. Can sleep eight with optional pipe berths. The centerboard trunk is incorporated as a drop-leaf table to seat six to eight.

POWER                          4-cyl Yanmar 4JH110 diesel (110 hp).

CONSTRUCTION         Cold-molded marine plywood covered with epoxy-impregnated Xynole-polyester or   Dynel cloth. Decks, Houses and coachroofs of ply construction incorporating internal sawn beams with internal foam core. The hull is built around longitudinals and structural bulkheads, greatly simplifying lofting and hull lay-up. All surfaces are developable, allowing full-sheet construction. Scantlings are robust.

DESIGNER/BUILDER  Reuel B. Parker