7 The 48' Trawler
7.1 Technical Description and Features
LOA..............................48'-5" LWL..............................45'-5" Beam.............................16'-8" Beam (over rub rails)............17'-3" Draft.............................5'-0" Displacement...................56,000 lbs Fuel............................1,000 gals - in three steel tanks Water.............................500 gals - in two stainless steel tanks Ballast.........................4,500 lbs Holding tank capacity.............100 gals - fiberglass tank Generator..........................12 kW Northern Lights with sound shield Charger/inverter................2,500 watt Freedom Heart Interface Approx. Range: 9 kts............1,450 nm 8 kts............2,000 nm 7 kts............2,550 nm 6 kts............3,000 nm (includes 1 gal/hr for genset) Bridge clearance (Mast up).......__'-__" Bridge clearance (mast down).....__'-__" Gross tonnage...................._____ Net tonnage......................_____ Engine room volume..............___ cu. ft. Forward machine space volume....___ cu. ft. Engine.......................Cat 3208 (210 hp) Diesel Hydrostatic data: Displ/length ratio (D/L)........267 A/B ratio.......................2.6 Prismatic coef. (PC)............0.60 Lbs/inch immersion..............2,600 lbs/in Moment to trim one inch.........6,272 ft-lbs L.C.B...........................____% aft L.C.F...........................____% aft Stability: GM (approx).....................____ ft. Range of positive stability.....___ degrees KM at design LWL................_____ ft. Maximum righting moment........._______ ft-lbs KG (half load)..................____ ft.Construction:
Same as 48' Whaleback. Hull is made from same mold.
7.2 Production History and Variations
Hull #1 delivered in late 1995. Hull #4 on order. "Classic" version is similar in appearnce to 42' Trawler. "North Sea" version has reverse-raked pilothouse windshield. It is also available as a "widebody."
7.3 Operating Characteristics and Discussion
Looks like scaled-up 42' Trawler with nearly identical layout. Larger pilot house, mid-ship stateroom, after cockpit, and boat deck. Two heads in the version with centerline queen in forward stateroom.