The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 8 berths.
The Swan 46 has been built with different keel alternatives.
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 enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.68 - 1.78 meter (5.51 - 5.81 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Full keel
Another option is a long keel. A full keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.
Swan 46 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.71 - 1.81 meter (5.61 - 5.91 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.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.50 - 2.60 meter (8.20 - 8.50 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Perkins 4.154 diesel engine at 60 hp (44 kW).
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 Swan 46 is 1.85, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Swan 46 is about 427 kg/cm, alternatively 2393 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 427 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2393 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
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 Swan 46 is 3.25.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Swan 46 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 15.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.0.
Dimensions of sail.
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Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
Mainsail halyard | 40.5 m | (133.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Jib/genoa halyard | 40.5 m | (133.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Spinnaker halyard | 40.5 m | (133.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Jib sheet | 14.4 m | (47.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 14.4 m | (47.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Mainsheet | 36.0 m | (118.1 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 31.7 m | (103.9 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Cunningham | 5.2 m | (16.9 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Kickingstrap | 10.3 m | (33.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Clew-outhaul | 10.3 m | (33.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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