TRIMARAN 40

Description

TRIMARAN 40

L.O.D.                         40’

L.W.L.                          36’ 9”

BEAM                         28’

DRAFT                         1’ 6”/6’ 3”

SAIL AREA                  900 sq. ft. Upwind/1,450 sq. ft. Downwind

DISPLACEMENT        8,630 lbs./Weight Empty 6,000 lbs.

CAPACITIES                Fuel: 67g (570 lbs); Water: 175g (1,500 lbs); Payload: 1,000 lbs.

RIG                             Sloop/Fully-battened mainsail/Rotating wing mast

BRIDGE CLEARANCE  52’

POWER                       25 hp Four-stroke Outboard in well

TYPE                           Fast Cruising Trimaran

ACCOMMODATIONS      Double berth forward, single berth stbd of dinette, single berth port of settee, dinette convertible to berth. Sleeps six maximum.

HEADROOM                 6’ 3” average

CONSTRUCTION         Cold-molded wood hulls, plywood intensive for fast one-off construction, composite marine plywood/foam-core deck and coachroof covered with epoxy-impregnated Xynole-polyester or Dynel fabric.  Mast: laminated using aircraft plywood and epoxy. Boom, tower and bowsprit: aluminum. Gaff: laminated wood. Amas have retracting centerboards controlled from cockpit; rudder is kick-up type

PAYLOAD                    3,000 lbs total: water, fuel, stores, crew

DISPLACEMENT-LENGTH RATIO        67.5, where displacement is 7,500 lbs. (This figure is relatively meaningless for a Trimaran)

SAIL AREA-DISPLACEMENT RATIO    37.5, where displacement is 7,500 lbs. (This figure is relatively meaningless for a Trimaran)

SAIL DIMENSIONS       Main: Luff=40’ 6” Leach=41’ 6” Head=9’ Foot=17’ Jib: Luff=33’ Leach=30’ Foot=18’ 6”

Spinnaker: Type and Final dimensions to be determined by owner/builder in conjunction with sailmaker