Review of X-442
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 hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 4 cabins, 7 - 8 berths, a galley, 300.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
The X-442 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
The X-442 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.35 - 2.45 meter (7.71 - 8.01 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Unknown keel type
X-442 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.30 - 2.40 meter (7.55 - 7.85 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard diesel engine at 51 hp (37 kW).
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 X-442 is 1.97, 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 X-442 is about 375 kg/cm, alternatively 2103 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 375 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2103 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 X-442 is 3.24.
Maintenance
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 | ||
| Jib sheet | 13.5 m | (44.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.5 m | (44.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 33.7 m | (110.6 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.7 m | (97.3 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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