DISCOVERY 48
Solent • Fin w/dual rudders • Built 2016
Dimensions
- LOA
- 49.15 ft
- LWL
- 42.81 ft
- Beam
- 14.63 ft
- Max Draft
- 7.38 ft
- Displacement
- 38,043 lbs
- Ballast
- 13,492 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.74 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.8
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 216
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 35.5%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1116.22 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/dual rudders
- Rig Type
- Solent
- Hull Material
- GRP
- Ballast Type
- Cast iron
Production
- First Built
- 2016
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Yanmar
- Power
- 80 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 129 gal
- Fuel
- 174 gal
- Mast Height
- 71.75 ft
Notes: Hull length: 14.8m / 48ft.\nShoal keel draft: 1.85m / 6.08ft\nAlso called the Revelation 480 (2018)\nRenamed the 48 L (Raised saloon) and 48 R (Lowered saloon) (Not a typo. This is according to their website in 2021). (They also report Stephen Jones as the designer for these versions) \nSwing keel version is the Southerly 480. Discovery marketed the swing keel version as the 48 (along with the fixed keel version ) in 2019 then as the Discovery 48S in 2021.\nSwing keel draft: 1 - 3.12m / 3.25 - 10.17ft\nCenterline skeg fitted to protect prop.
Builder
- Discovery Yachts (1998–2022)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERLY 480 | 49.15 | 2018 | Solent |