Review of Mustang
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
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 berths.
An outboard motor is often used on this boat. In that case the boat will typically require a power of 1 - 2 hp, alternatively 31 - 37 lbs thrust if you prefer an electrical motor. Electric outboards are becoming popular for sailboat owners who want clean instant power with less noise and no exhaust fumes.
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 Mustang is 2.83, 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 5.8 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 Mustang is about 95 kg/cm, alternatively 537 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 95 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 537 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 Mustang is 7.5.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Mustang is 2.48.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Mustang is 102 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.
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 | 6.2 m | (20.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 6.2 m | (20.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 15.4 m | (50.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 13.6 m | (44.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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