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 303.0 liter fresh water capacity.
Fin keel
The Ericson 39 B is equipped with 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 keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.80 - 1.90 meter (5.91 - 6.21 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Ericson 39 B may be equipped with an inboard Perkins 4.108 M diesel engine at 40 hp (29 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.9 knots
The fuel tank has a capacity of 303.0 liters (80 US gallons, 66 imperial gallons).
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 Ericson 39 B is 1.70, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - 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 7.3 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 Ericson 39 B is about 211 kg/cm, alternatively 1183 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 211 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1183 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 Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Ericson 39 B is 35.2.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Ericson 39 B is 3.45.
The ballast ratio for Ericson 39 B is 50%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Ericson 39 B is 314 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Ericson 39 B with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.2, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.4.
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 36m2 (387 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.
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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 | 34.8 m | (114.3 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Jib/genoa halyard | 34.8 m | (114.3 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Spinnaker halyard | 34.8 m | (114.3 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Jib sheet | 11.9 m | (39.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 11.9 m | (39.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Mainsheet | 29.7 m | (97.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 26.2 m | (85.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Cunningham | 4.3 m | (14.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Kickingstrap | 8.5 m | (28.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Clew-outhaul | 8.5 m | (28.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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