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8.1 Technical Description and Features
LOA..............................54'-5"
LWL..............................47'-11"
Beam.............................17'
Draft............................ 5'-6"
Displacement (half load).......67,800 lbs
Fuel............................1,200 gals
Water.............................600 gals
Ballast.........................6,000 lbs
Engine.......................Super Ford Lehman 225 hp Diesel
or twin Ford Lehman 135SP's
Hydrostatic data:
Displ/length ratio (D/L)........275
A/B ratio.......................2.2
Prismatic coef. (PC)............0.60
8.2 Production History and Variations
8 boats were made (a couple had twin engines). Production was sold to a European company (though Krogen may have bought them back). The boats have two aluminum masts and booms with a crow's nest on the forward mast. A 20 KW generator was standard.
8.3 Operating Characteristics and Discussion
The cruising range at 7 knots is 3,500 miles -- at 8 knots, it's 2,500 miles.