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.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 8 berths, a galley, 700.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
The boat equipped with 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.
Fin keel
The Sharki 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 keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated. As the surface of a fin type keel is just a fraction of the total wet surface, the difference between an iron keel and a lead keel can in reality be ignored for cruising yachts.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.75 - 1.85 meter (5.74 - 6.04 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sharki is typically equipped with an inboard Perkins 4.108 diesel engine at 48 hp (35 kW). Calculated max speed is about 6.3 knots
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 340.0 liters (89 US gallons, 74 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 Sharki is 1.71, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
Sharki holds one CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN: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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Sharki is about 233 kg/cm, alternatively 1310 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 233 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1310 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 Sharki is 27.8 - 35.2.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Sharki is 3.32.
The ballast ratio for Sharki is 33%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Sharki is 259 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 39m2 (419 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.
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 | 11.9 m | (39.2 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 11.9 m | (39.2 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Mainsheet | 29.9 m | (98.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 26.3 m | (86.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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