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 8-13 berths.
Fin keel
The CT 49 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.83 - 1.93 meter (6.00 - 6.30 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The CT 49 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
CT 49 may be equipped with an inboard Perkins 4.156 diesel engine at 62 hp (46 kW).
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with a diesel engine at 89 hp (66 kW)..
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 CT 49 is 1.69, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for CT 49 is about 400 kg/cm, alternatively 2244 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 400 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2244 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 L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for CT 49 is 3.72.
The ballast ratio for CT 49 is 40%.
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 18.20
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 | 14.9 m | (49.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 14.9 m | (49.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Mainsheet | 37.3 m | (122.4 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 32.8 m | (107.7 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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