Review of Rorqual 44
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 boat is equipped with a galley, 300.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
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.
Rorqual 44 may be equipped with an inboard Vetus engine at 65 hp (48 kW).
The fuel tank has a capacity of 150.0 liters (39 US gallons, 32 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Rorqual 44 is about 303 kg/cm, alternatively 1697 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 303 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1697 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 Rorqual 44 is 3.94.
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 | 13.3 m | (43.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.3 m | (43.8 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 33.4 m | (109.5 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.4 m | (96.4 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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