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2003 Catalina MK II
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Contact Keith at NineOneSeven-SixSevenZero-ThreeFourThreeOne
Boat is located in Southold, New York.
Over the years Catalina has come to be known as one of the most successful builders of the modern cruising sailboat.
Enjoying much of that success, theCatalina 36MKII has come to be one of the most popular boats on the water today.
A great layout, private aft cabin, exceptional storage, spacious galley, clever game table, stowaway dinette and a dual access head all add up to a winning formula.
In addition to comfort, the boat offers exceptional sailing characteristics and has made its mark over the years in PHRF circuits throughout the country.
Escapadehas been beautifully maintained and lightly cruised in the waters surrounding southern New Jersey and, more recently, Eastern Long Island Sound.
She has been professionally marina-maintained and stored with her own all-weather winter custom cover, included.
Can include 2015 AB 9-ft rigid bottom inflatable in good condition with 2022 6-hp Tohatsu outboard.
Boat Name: Escapade.
Year: 2003.
Located in Southold, NY.
Hull Material: Fiberglass.
Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel.
Equipment: Dimensions: - LOA: 36 0 - Beam: 11 11 - Maximum Draft: 45 - Displacement: 14,100 lbs - Ballast: 6,600 lbs.
Engines: - Total power: 35 hp - Engine Brand: Universal - Year Built: 2002 - Engine Model: M-35BC - Engine Type: Inboard - Engine Fuel Type: Diesel - Engine Hours: 600.
Tanks: - Fresh Water Tanks: 72 gallons - Fuel Tanks: 25 gallons - Holding Tanks: 18 gallons.
Equipment: - Swim platform with swim ladder - Fresh water hot/cold shower at transom - Stern rail seating - Cockpit cushions - Edson pedestal with 40 wheel steering - Maxwell windlass #800 - Fluke anchor with chain & rode - Dodger, Bimini, connector, helm cover, sail cover - New Doyle Stack-Pack installed 2023 - New teak folding cockpit table installed 2023 - Main sail, genoa - Roller furling (new 2020) - 2 x 4D marine batteries, with battery switch - Professional Mariner battery charger - Custom winter cover - 2 x 50 shore power cords.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Same hull and rig as the earlier version introduced in 1982 but with a larger cockpit and updated deck and interior. (Replaced with the CATALINA 375 in 2008)
Also available with a shallower draft wing keel and tall rig. Wing keel draft: 4.52’/1.38m. Dimensions for tall rig: I: 46.75’/14.25m J: 14.33’/4.37m P: 41.0’/12.5m E: 13.0’/3.96m
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Water Ballast Pros/ Cons
- Thread starter DAVA390
- Start date Mar 20, 2011
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Paul Brinkley
- Q: I'm confused. My friend has a water ballast boat and he says he has a keel that sticks down in the water about 6 feet.
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Thank you Paul. I will copy this info and add it to my MacGregor 26D Binder. Bottom line is that I feel very safe when sailing my boat.
Ive had two water ballasted boats, a macgregor 26D and a hunter 19... and i just purchased a C250 water ballast that will be ready to be picked up next friday.. My experience is if you are a trailor sailor who trailers to sail for a weekend 95% of the time then you cant beat water ballast. The lower your boat sits on a trailer the happier you will be. I have really high hopes for this c250, but Ive never sailed a swing keel, centerboard, or shoal keel that compares to a full keel, but getting craned into the water every sail is expensive and time consuming. Even a wing keel is a pain generally. I have also hit very hard aground in a swing keel and simply quickly cranked her up to get free. A centerboard water ballast would also give you that degree of oh crap but were ok. Ive seen WB's in the permanent slip and kinda cringed... I mean they have bottom coating, but the whole inside is full of water, so i dont understand why someone would slip one for more than a vacation. I personally am not even going to bottom coat my c250 at all because when i come home so shall she.
Bob 04 H260
I have owned two water ballasted boats and been very happy with both of them. Easy to trailer and launch. I have taken a number of sailors out in them sailing who expressed surprise they did not feel much different than the small keel boat they owned. Often when comments are made a about water ballasted boats being very tender it is being made by someone that has never sailed on one. I keep my boat in a wet sliped in a club with over 500 boats when not trailering it. We sail on a river with two other large clubs near by, it can get quite congested at times. It gives me the chance to sail near many other boats of all sizes and makes. I can see a gust of wind coming down river as the boats ahead of me heel over. What surprised me at first was that many keel boats heel more than I do, I suspect they are designed to do that to increase the waterline. As far as marine growth in the water tank is concerned I suppose it depends on the water the boat is in. I have never had a problem or concern but have heard of sailors adding a bit of bleach to the water tank to prevent any growth over a summer. Bob
H260/270&Cat250/250wb Good Q&A and attachments on water ballast. We own a H260, great boat. I believe a boat that carries its ballast in the hull (all other factors being equal) will not resist heel as much as one with lower ballast. As you lower the CG the GZ get wider for an equal amount of heel, therefore the resistance to heel increases with a lower ballast. So if you have two boats with equal ballast and similar design, one with ballast in the keel and one with ballast in the hull, the hull ballast will be less resistant to heel. One of the advantages, motion wise, of ballast in the hull is an easier motion and less hobbyhorse effect. Another is neutral buoyancy of the ballast. The boat is less likely to sink if flooded. It would be good to hear from people who have experience sailing both types of boats, especially the H260/270 and Cat 250 and 250wb. Same boats different ballast.
We owned the 240 wb and have now owned a 2004 H260wb for over 5yrs and I must say that the 260 is quite a bit stiffer than the 240 even with the 260s' large roachy main(which is predominately a light air sail). That said I recently added a 300sq' gennaker on a bow sprit and the boat handles it very well, especially off the wind up to 12kts. Our boat's on a dock for 7mths and then I trailer it home each broiling season(summer to you northerners). It trailers like a breeze and without the added height of a keel it fits into my shop like a silk glove. The water in the tank won't go bad if there's no light or air. Just dump it at the ramp and loudly proclaim that you didn't realize your holding tank was so full from all that beer your crew drank. Bottom paint is not evil it works and with minimal effort keeps your hull happy too. WB naysayers are generally uninformed or are biased to their favorite brand of ride but aren't we all. Mike
Ive never heard anything mentioned on the subject, but seeing a wb in a slip for a long period of time (even with bottom coating) makes me concerned about blistering on the inside of the water ballast tank, damaging and adding unneccesary weight where you cant even reach to repair it. Like I said, Ive never seen anything mentioned on the subject, but how can this not be an issue on a slipped wb boat?
insides of WB tanks are not gelcoated.no gelcoat no blisters.
Oh ok, I didnt realize you needed the gelcoat for the process. I purchased and hauled a boat years ago, back when I was basically a used sailboat dealer of sorts, and she came out with a bad case of chicken pox. I had to sand every two hundred or so of those 2 inch across lumps until the water bubble burst, then sand the "dead skin" if you will, off and then i let her hang and dry out a few weeks before coming back in with the repair. Now the "dead skin" I referred to Was fiberglass cloth, so the damage was well past the first layer of cloth, but that was definitely under the original gelcoat layer.
Thanks all for your replies and information. This helps me out a lot.
watercolors II
Compromise Compromise, compromise and compromise. Every sailboat ever built is a compromise, each model was and still is designed and constructed for a specific market. Generally one could say every boat built in the 70’s and 80’s was built with sailing capabilities being close to the top of the list and boat design in the 90’s and 10’s family oriented is closer to the top. This would be one of the major over all compromises in the last 40 years. A furling head sail over a hanked on sail there is a compromise, wheel steering over tiller steering is also a compromise, learning to sail a boat is really the easiest part of sailing, all of the compromises one has to make is the hard part. Now, comparing boats; the article says "Compared to What boat?", about as close to apples to apples I can get is a Catalina 22 swingkeel, Catalina 250 finkeel and a Catalina 25 swingkeel. Two of my best sailing friends have these two boats. My wife has not been on my 22 since 1994, the 250 his wife sails with him twice a year and the 25 his wife misses about 40 percent of his outings. All 3 of us are mostly sailing single-handed so, we often go together on one boat for the camaraderie and of course the beer. During one summer I may have sailed on the other two models maybe 10 times each, and have been on trips to larger waters on both boats. I really do not feel that much difference between my 22 and the 250 under sail or motor. All 3 have larger cockpits than the average, the 250 loses room because of the wheel steering but it makes this up with the seats mounted on the stern railings. The cabin height on the 250 is close to my 22 because of the water tank in the floor. Rigging the 250 when trailering is about the same as the 22 as far as the weight of the mast but, the rigging times is twice as much as the 22 because of handling the furler. 3 fellows on the 25 and 250 with furler or with 2 people using a ginpole setup. On trips or overnighting the 250 and 25 with the extra storage and room is a big plus. I’ve sailed on a Macgregor 26x and it is very similar to my 22 in handling. I would say the 22 and 250 are twin brothers except for the cabin room. The 250 and the older 25 are more like sister and brother, they walk, talk and physically are very different. Hunter 27, 1989, 9.0 wide, 3.5 foot wingkeel draft and 10 hp yannar inboard is very trailerable. Spent so much time on one at the lake and on the Chesapeake Bay that we’ve ruined 3 sails. Have not tried the H260 for comparison. I would say the smaller the boat the less of a difference would be between the ballast issue, the larger the boat the greater the difference. If I was trailersailing I would go with the water ballast, if I only moved the boat to it’s mooring and back where trailering is not the issue I would go with the weighted keel in same boat size.
Re: Compromise We have friends with a C-250 WB, and I must say, I was impressed with the stability of the boat. Yes, the headroom is reduced, but it's still HUGH inside! And the enclosed head with a door is a real plus! The C-250 WB and WK both share the same spars and sails. Only real rigging difference between the two is the WB uses a fixed mainsheet location, vs the WK has a short traveler. The C-250 WB has about 4" additional headroom in the cabin over our C-22 MK-II, and is only slightly heavier to tow than our C-22 MK-II. I was always dead against the thought of a WB'ed boat until I actually got on the C-250. Sure changed my attitude, and now, that's our "retirement" boat down the road. We also have friends with a Hunter 260 WB. That's another boat that sure changed my opinions....Hugh interior also, actually more headroom in the Hunter, but I'm just a Catalina guy stuck in my ways..... Don
I purchased a c-250 wb last friday and have sailed her one weekend only so far and in 20-30 mph winds and 4 ft waves.... Much tougher boat than i was expecting.. I had heard they heel really fast and will catch you offguard.. I had heard you really had to reef early and be careful.... I started out with an unreefed main and no furler... no issues... i ran a main on second reef with half the furler out... Then pulled the main down and ran all furler... I then went back to the unreefed main with partial furler out... i was running more sail than most anyone else out there because i wanted to see what she could do... water never got past the rubrail. i never got much spray at all.. as a matter of fact only time i did was under aux power. She would try to turn up to weather in really strong gusts but id just ease the main. Mph reading was anywhere from 6.5mph all the way up to 8.4 mph. I was impressed, and Ive owned around 20 plus boats and sailed i dont know how many. Didnt even scare the wife that much, and she can be a little nervy...lol
great post....good read for me as a novice sailor.
Check out youtube video[ huntercapsize02].I sail the hunter 23.5 these guys are trying to bring over.My son and I tried,same result,my boat just heads up every time.I sail Lake Michigan mostly solo,it can be a little tender,but once you know your boat you compensate.Love my 23.5.
No one could say that "water ballast isn't doing anything" for stability on any number of WB vessels from the basic WB system of the much maligned and arguably under-ballasted Macgregor sailboat to more complex designs in freighters, submarines and the open 60's. Captive weight on a vessel is all it amounts to whether it's lead, rocks, cargo, sand or water. Captive ballast has added stability for centuries, water is just more readily available on a boat and works fine(when captive) on sailboats too. For sailors, movable stabilizing ballast(rail meat or WB) creates an even faster ride than lead in a fixed keel. The ballast tanks on modern Open 60s' are the perfect example and invaluable to their performance but the comment by a noted designer sums it up for nearly every WB application: "Water ballast can be taken on when you need it, you don't have to feed it, it doesn't talk back to you, and you can dump it when its usefulness has expired." Found here: http://www.vgyd.com/Waterballast.html A good rule of thumb is to never dump your crew for the sake of speed so I just leave 2000lbs of captive ballast(in my case water) at the ramp. Thanks for your effort on the website. Mike
Thomas Dynneson
I have a Hunter 23.5 with water ballast tanks and find them easy to fill and empty. My boat had been in dry storage for some time and when we came to clean her up I found some mildew in the aft of the back cabin under the rear cushions. I pulled the cushions to clear it up the mildew and found some one inch bubbles in the jell coat surface, not many but some. I quickly learned that the dealer from whom I had purchased the boat had cut a hatch in the stern floor to create an additional storage locker. The hatch evidently leaked when it rained and I found water in the area below near the bilge area. I dried this up and I am going to insulate the installed aft hatch to make it water proof. Question: What should I do with the several (8 to 10) blisters under the rear cushions. Do they need to be sanded opened, cleaned, and resealed? If so, how should I proceed?
Thom, Pick up the quintiscential Don Casey book on sailboat hull and dec repair. I got a copy for about $15 including shipping. If Don doesn't know it, you don't need to! Hey, it's all in the name! Don Biddeford, Maine
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54 Irwin 1990 Boat For Sale
Asking price: $375,000.
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- 54' Irwin
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54' Irwin 1990
A Rare GemRefreshing to find a boat that is lavishly maintainedand constantly upgraded
VIEW THE 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL TOURThe Irwin 54 is one of the most popular sailing yachts over 50' ever built. Find out why
For over 20 Years, the current owner had an open check book tocontinually upgrade and lovingly care for this amazing yacht
Over 250 Irwin 52’s and 54’s were built. First introduced in 1976, The Irwin 52 quickly became the most popular cruising center cockpit sailboat on the market. In 1988, the boat evolved into the Irwin 54 with a major redesign of the hull, deck and interior. “Patience“ is one of the last Irwin 54’s and possibly the best ever built.
“Patience” was ordered new by her original owner in 1989 and commissioned in 1990. The concept was to utilize the basic clever design and create a vessel of not just outstanding beauty, but also a yacht that is flawlessly executed and engineered to a standard normally seen only in larger vessels. The spectacular result is not only a "go anywhere" yacht, but also one of absolute luxury, total privacy and short-handed style.
The second owner purchased "Patience" for a two year Caribbean cruise and then sold her to the current owner.Current owner has owned this boat for the past 20 years!
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54' Irwin HIGHLIGHTS
- Yacht Details: 54' Irwin 1990
- Location: Saint Petersburg, FL
- Engines: Yanmar
- Last Updated: Feb 13, 2024
- Asking Price: $375,000
- Max Draft: 12' 6''
54' Irwin additional information
- Beam: 15' 4''
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Displacement: 46,000 lb
- Fuel Tank: 1 x 340|gallon
- Fresh Water: 1 x 480|gallon
- Single Berths: 8
A Rare Gem Refreshing to find a boat that is lavishly maintained and constantly upgraded
VIEW THE 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL TOUR The Irwin 54 is one of the most popular sailing yachts over 50' ever built. Find out why
For over 20 Years, the current owner had an open check book to continually upgrade and lovingly care for this amazing yacht
Over 250 Irwin 52’s and 54’s were built. First introduced in 1976, The Irwin 52 quickly became the most popular cruising center cockpit sailboat on the market. In 1988, the boat evolved into the Irwin 54 with a major redesign of the hull, deck and interior. “Patience“ is one of the last Irwin 54’s and possibly the best ever built.
“Patience” was ordered new by her original owner in 1989 and commissioned in 1990. The concept was to utilize the basic clever design and create a vessel of not just outstanding beauty, but also a yacht that is flawlessly executed and engineered to a standard normally seen only in larger vessels. The spectacular result is not only a "go anywhere" yacht, but also one of absolute luxury, total privacy and short-handed style.
The second owner purchased "Patience" for a two year Caribbean cruise and then sold her to the current owner. Current owner has owned this boat for the past 20 years!
Interior Description
“Patience” sleeps six persons in three private cabins, excluding the main salon, with optional sleeping space in workroom.
She has a stunning interior that really has to be seen to be fully appreciated. (See the 3D Virtual Tour) She was designed and then customized around luxury, quality and functional elegance. The interior is truly gorgeous and maintained in show condition at all times.
Starting forward is VIP Stateroom with centerline queen berth.
Next aft to starboard is the Guest Cabin with a double berth.
The Guest Head is to port and features a separate shower stall and a separate door to the Vip Stateroom and another door that opens into the hallway.
The huge raised Main Salon features large fixed ports, offering a panoramic view outside. To starboard is another “L” shaped settee and dining table. Next aft is a desk and breakfast bar.To port is a “L” shaped settee followed by a large Chart Table. Here is located the electronic switches for AC and DC Systems. A large flatscreen TV is located above and navigation instuments are outboard. An eight bottle wine cooler is located below.
Next aft and down two steps is the Galley. The galley on “Patience” will appeal to any cruising gourmet and is equivalent in size to what you'd expect on boats much larger. The galley provides ample counter space, cabinets and drawers for storage. Opposite the galley is the separate laundry room and complete walk-in workshop.
- Full size upright refrigerator with separate top loading freezer (Grunert 120 volt with holding plates)
- Force 10 3-burner stove with oven (gimbaled)
- Toaster Oven
- G.E. full size microwave
- Built in automatic coffee maker
- Built in Ice Maker
- “Blanco” sink with trash chute and cutting board
- PG safety solenoid valves with leak detector
Across from the galley is the Workshop and Laundry Room. The work bench has cushions to create another berth. The captain and crew are kept in clean clothes by using the full size Miele, 220V, high quality washer and dryer.
The Owner's Stateroom features a centerline queen berth, large hanging locker and numerous drawers and cabinets.
The en-suite Owner's Head has a separate stall shower/tub.
At Chart Table
- Garmin GPS with color chart plotter, anemometer and sonar
- Built-in ICOM SSB radio
- Built-in Simrad VF radio with wireless remote
- Four Midland handheld radios
- Garmin GPSmap XSV chartplotter with radar and sonar
- RaymarineWindspeed and Direction
- Raymarine Depth Sounder
- Raymarine Multifunction Display
- Raymarine Autopilot
- Garmin Multifunction Display
- Fusion Radio Control
- Garmin Radar with mast mounted closed array antenna
- Raymarine Steering Pedestal Mounted anemometer
- Raymarine Steering Pedestal Mounted Repeater
- TCI TV and Sony DVD in Main Salon
- Samsung TV in forward VIP stateroom, LG DVD player
- Polariod TV and LG DVD in forward guest room
- Haier 120 VDC Wine Cooler
- Fusion stereo Main Salon
- Fusion stereo in Cockpit
- Samsung TV and Insignia DVD in aft stateroom
- Omnidirectional and Satellite TV antennas
- Engine: Yanmar 4HL-HTE 140 hp turbo diesel engine was rebult in 2017 and shows about 670 Hours
- Generator : Phaser K4-15 KW Generator was replaced
- Spectra Water maker
- Vetus 24 Volt DC Thruster
- Windlass Lighthouse 24 Volt DC
- Dinghy Davit TNT 24 Volt DC
- 120 VAC Miele clothes washer/dryer combination
12 Volt System
- (2) 31 AGM starting batteries for engine and generator
- (2) 4D house batteries
24 Volt System
- Group T105 like 6 Volt batteries connected in series
Promariner Pronautic 1260P 12VDC/60 AMP marine grade battery charger digital display in chart table area
50 Amp Shore Power cord
- Promariner Pronautic 1260P 12 Volt Marine Battery Charger
- 24 Volt Marine Battery Charger
- Promariner Promar digital display at the chart table
- Spectra Cape Horn 12 Volt DC Watermaker
- Water Heater 20 Gallon
The current owner decided to remove the Hood Stoway mast and upgrade the mast and rigging to a custom Seldon mast with a hydraulic furling system around 2010. He has an impressive above deck rig that rivals vessels of a much larger size and higher price range. A lot of thought by the experienced owner went into making “Patience” easy to sail by a couple and enhance the performance.
- Hydraulic main sail
- Hydraulic roller furling on Genoa
- Roller furling on staysail
- Running rigging for staysail
- Navtec hydraulic adjuster
- Whisker Pole
- (2) #36 Barient 24V electric primary winches (with controls at winch and helm)
- #27 Barient hydraulic main sheet (with controls at winch and helm)
- (2) #21 Barient self tailing halyard winches
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Why a Water Ballast System is Worth Thinking About
A water ballast system in a cruising boat? Not a concept the traditionalists are likely to accept unreservedly. But providing the boat isn't dependent on this for stability it can be very beneficial in a seaway.
Such a water ballast system was part of the design philosophy when we built our cruising boat Alacazam , where it just supplements the permanent ballast in the keel bulb providing additional weight to windward when required.
The water is carried in two tanks on each side at the extremity of the waterline beam, each capable of being independently filled and drained by two 12v electric pumps. This is well below the point of maximum beam, but provides substantial benefits.
The Benefits of a Water Ballast System
- the boat's Centre of Gravity is no longer on the centreline, but is transferred outboard;
- as the boat heels, the righting moment increases due to the extended horizontal distance between the centre of buoyancy of the hull, and the centre of gravity of the water ballast;
- the Roll Moment of Inertia is significantly increased in terms of both pitch and roll;
- if caught with the water ballast on the wrong tack, the converse of the above applies such that the heel to leeward is not dramatically affected.
Freshwater or Seawater Water Ballast?
Initially the cruising man in me was reluctant to forego the increased freshwater capacity that the ballast tanks could provide, so they were used to supplement the standard water tanks located close to, and either side of, the centreline.
However, after lugging over 1,000lbs of this additional water all the way across the Atlantic without using any of it, I converted it to a seawater system.
Now I can get rid of it and replace it as required, and think of it as adjustable displacement . Tacking is done by opening a couple of simple valves and switching on the appropriate transfer pump. The boat's then tacked in the normal way, and then when the transfer is complete, the valves are closed and the pump's switched off.
Hard on the wind, with both windward tanks full, Alacazam heels about 6 degrees less for the same sail area and wind strength than she otherwise would, and sails quicker as a consequence. The concentration of outboard weight in the centre section of the boat noticeably improves the fore-and-aft stability, and coupled with less heel, reduces pitch and roll appreciably, the increased displacement making the boat generally more comfortable.
As the wind moves aft, the forward tank is drained and when well off the wind both tanks are drained. Of course in a short-tacking situation, the valve turning and pump switching involved in swapping the water from one side to the other requires a lot more rushing about that I'm accustomed to, so we only use the water ballast system on long offshore tacks.
The downside is that the tanks and the plumbing take up space that could otherwise be used for stowage, but there's no doubt that a moderate degree of water ballast in a light-ish displacement cruising yacht can improve both her performance and crew comfort.
Water Ballast: A Few FAQs...
What is a water ballast system?
A water ballast system is a device that allows a sailboat to fill or empty tanks with seawater to adjust its stability, trim, and performance. The water ballast can be transferred from one side of the boat to the other, or from the bow to the stern, depending on the sailing conditions.
How does a water ballast system work?
A water ballast system works by using scoops, valves, pumps, and tanks to control the flow of water in and out of the boat. The scoops are openings in the hull that can be lowered or raised to capture or release water. The valves are switches that direct the water to the desired tanks. The pumps are devices that speed up the filling or emptying process. The tanks are containers that store the water ballast.
What are the benefits of a water ballast system?
A water ballast system can provide several benefits for a sailboat, such as:
- Increasing stability by lowering the centre of gravity and reducing the angle of heel;
- Improving performance by optimizing the sail area and reducing the wetted surface;
- Enhancing comfort by smoothing the motion and reducing the rolling;
- Saving space and cost by eliminating the need for fixed ballast.
What are the drawbacks of a water ballast system?
A water ballast system can also have some drawbacks for a sailboat, such as:
- Taking up precious room on board that could be used for storage or accommodation;
- Increasing complexity and maintenance costs due to the additional equipment and plumbing;
- Creating potential environmental issues by spreading invasive species or pollutants through the water exchange;
- Losing effectiveness at low speeds or when sailing upwind due to the reduced water pressure on the scoops.
How much water ballast do I need for my sailboat?
The amount of water ballast needed for a sailboat depends on several factors, such as the size, shape, and design of the hull, the weight and distribution of the fixed ballast, the rig and sail plan, and the sailing conditions. There is no simple formula to calculate the optimal water ballast, but some general guidelines are:
- The water ballast should be between 10% and 30% of the total displacement of the boat;
- The water ballast should be placed as low and as far outboard as possible to maximize its righting moment;
- The water ballast should be adjusted according to the wind strength, wave height, and point of sail to achieve the best balance and trim.
The above answers were drafted by sailboat-cruising.com using GPT-4 (OpenAI’s large-scale language-generation model) as a research assistant to develop source material; to the best of our knowledge, we believe them to be accurate.
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