Review of Gulfstar 60
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The Gulfstar 60 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.04 - 2.14 meter (6.69 - 6.99 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
CentreBoard
One option is a centreboard keel. A centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 3.81 - 3.91 meter (12.50 - 12.80 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
Another option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
Gulfstar 60 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.88 - 1.98 meter (6.17 - 6.47 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
Another option is a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.74 - 2.84 meter (8.99 - 9.29 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Perkins 6.354 T diesel engine at 165 hp (122 kW). Calculated max speed is about 8.4 knots
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Gulfstar 60 is 1.61, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 9.3 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Gulfstar 60 is about 481 kg/cm, alternatively 2695 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 481 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2695 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Gulfstar 60 is 3.78.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Gulfstar 60 is 249 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Gulfstar 60 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 15.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 18.8.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 76m2 (818 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
Dimensions of sail.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 50.8 m | (166.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 50.8 m | (166.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 50.8 m | (166.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 18.4 m | (60.5 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 18.4 m | (60.5 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 46.1 m | (151.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 40.6 m | (133.1 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 6.7 m | (22.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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