Review of Arcona 40 DS
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 interior is like many other boats made of mahogany. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.
The boat is equipped with 4 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 400.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 160.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Arcona 40 DS 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.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.95 - 2.05 meter (6.40 - 6.70 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Arcona 40 DS may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD22L diesel engine at 48 hp (35 kW).
The fuel tank has a capacity of 300.0 liters (79 US gallons, 65 imperial gallons).
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 Arcona 40 DS is 1.87, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
Arcona 40 DS holds a CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Arcona 40 DS is about 305 kg/cm, alternatively 1707 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 305 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1707 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 Arcona 40 DS is 3.15.
The ballast ratio for Arcona 40 DS is 36%.
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 | 12.0 m | (39.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 12.0 m | (39.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 30.0 m | (98.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 26.4 m | (86.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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