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Review of Hobie 405


Hobie 405
Hobie 405.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Hobie 405 is a small sailing dinghy designed by the American maritime architect Chris Benedict in the early nineties.

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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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hobie 405 is about 37 kg/cm, alternatively 209 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 37 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 209 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Hobie 405 is 2.93.

Wide Slim 85% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar dinghies it is slimmer than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.


Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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