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BOMBAY EXPLORER 44

Cutter • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1978

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
45.42 ft
LWL
34.5 ft
Beam
13.08 ft
Max Draft
6.83 ft
Displacement
28,600 lbs
Ballast
11,600 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.71 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
15.2
D/L Ratio ⓘ
311
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
40.6%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
887 sq ft
I
53.3 ft
J
18.5 ft
P
49 ft
E
16.1 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Cutter
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1978
Last Built
Number Built

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Perkins
Power
60 hp
Engine Type
Diesel
Notes: Shoal draft version: Draft- 4.83'/1.47m.\nKeel/Centerboard version: BU 4.83/1.47m', BD 9.42'/2.87m.\nIt is believed that this yacht was first built as the STILLSON 44 by Harstil Industries (Fraser, Michigan,USA). And that the hull design was developed first as 'Spirit of Michigan', a competitor in the Canada's Cup match race series of 1972.