Review of Windex 92
Basic specs.
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The boat is equipped with 7 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The Windex 92 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.
Swing keel
The Windex 92 is equipped with a swing keel. A swing keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.08 - 1.18 meter (3.54 - 3.84 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Windex 92 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 8 hp (5 kW). Calculated max speed is about 3.5 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 Windex 92 is 2.07, indicating that this boat would not 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 6.5 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 Windex 92 is about 154 kg/cm, alternatively 864 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 154 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 864 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 Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Windex 92 is 21.9.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Windex 92 is 2.87.
The ballast ratio for Windex 92 is 32%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Windex 92 is 283 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Windex 92 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.7, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.5.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Windex 92 is 62
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 28m2 (301 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 for masthead rig.
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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 | 26.3 m | (86.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 26.3 m | (86.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 26.3 m | (86.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 9.2 m | (30.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 9.2 m | (30.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 23.0 m | (75.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 20.2 m | (66.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.1 m | (10.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 6.3 m | (20.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 6.3 m | (20.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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