⛵ Sailboat DB

SPENCER 51/53

Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1970

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Dimensions

LOA
51 ft
LWL
37.5 ft
Beam
13.17 ft
Max Draft
7.42 ft
Displacement
30,000 lbs
Ballast
13,000 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.70 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
17.6
D/L Ratio ⓘ
254
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
43.3%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
1064 sq ft
I
57.2 ft
J
20.8 ft
P
50 ft
E
19 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1970
Last Built
Number Built
31
Notes: The SPENCER 51 & 53 are the same hull with different stern overhang. They were built with aft and center cockpits, sloop and ketch rigs.

Builder

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