Review of Saltram 40

Saltram 40 anno 1993.

Basic specs.

The Saltram 40 also known as Pape 40 or Pape 40 is a large sailboat designed by the British maritime architect Alan Pape in the late seventies. Less than 100 boats have been produced. The Saltram 40 is built by the British yard K. R. Skentelbery & sons Ltd..

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths and 1150.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Rig

Rig of Saltram 40.

The boat has more than one rig.

One option is a ketch rig. A ketch rig is generally considered easier to handle, because the sails are smaller, and because it can sail on most points to the wind with one sail completely taken down for repair or while reefing. The sail configuration of a ketch allows for better comfort and stability when sailing downwind or on a broad reach.

Another option is 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.

Keel

Full keel

The Saltram 40 is equipped with a long keel. A full keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.

Saltram 40 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.00 - 2.10 meter (6.56 - 6.86 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Gardner 4LK engine at 60 hp (44 kW). Calculated max speed is about 6.1 knots

The fuel tank has a capacity of 586.0 liters (154 US gallons, 128 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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Saltram 40 is 1.63, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Saltram 40 holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.6 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Saltram 40 is about 249 kg/cm, alternatively 1397 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 249 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1397 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Saltram 40 is 44.2.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 97% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly above average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Saltram 40 is 3.21.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Saltram 40 is 384 which categorizes this boat among 'heavy cruisers'.

5% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 43m² (462 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.

Rig

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.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Masthead rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	12.2 m	(40.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	12.2 m	(40.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	30.5 m	(100.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	26.8 m	(88.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Ketch rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	12.2 m	(40.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	12.2 m	(40.0 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	30.5 m	(100.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	26.8 m	(88.1 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.