Seller's Description
Seller’s Description 1994 Carrera 290 “Avenger” fully refitted and race ready. A proven winner on the Chesapeake, Lake Erie, Northeast Florida, and most recently in South Carolina (race record 17W 1L). Hull 24 of 25 so she doesn’t suffer from some of the early Carrera “growing pains”. Repainted deck, faired bottom and Awl-Grip hull. In addition to being a great boat to race the Carrera 290 is also a very comfortable boat to day sail with friends and family.
Boat features include: • 3 season old North 3Di main, only used in about 18 club races the last 2 years • Sobstad Carbon headsail inventory (110 and 135) with new Harken Carbon Head Foil • 3 season old Asymmetrical Spinnaker, used in about 8 races the last 2 years • Blocks and Winches all Harken • 4 season old Yamaha 6hp • AGM Battery • Tactick Racemaster and Repeater (2 units), includes AWS, AW direction, Depth, True WS, Boat Speed, Start Timer, AW angle, Heading, etc.; solar powered and wireless, 4 functions displayed at same time. • Garmin Chartplotter • Custom dual Axel Trailer with electric brakes; Single-point lifting strap that can be used with jib crane or forklift. The boat has been dry sailed off of the trailer using the dry stack forklift at our local marina – see pictures) • Most running rigging Dyneema, less than 5 seasons old • Running Backs, Vang, Fast (4:1) and Fine Tune (7:1) Mainsheet controls, Cunningham, Dyneema Split Backstay • Extendible Bowsprit with Continuous Spinnaker Sheet • Dyneema Lifelines • Flickr • Optional Avenger Logo Holiday Boat Parade Lights – free if you want them – see pictures
Boat is ready to go.
Contacts: Michael (Flu) Fluharty mcfluharty@gmail.com Gary Schmidt gmschmidt511@gmail.com
Specs
- Designer
- Håkan Södergren
- Builder
- Edgecomb Marine Group (USA)
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Bulb + Fin
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG w/klegecell core
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 29′ 2″ / 8.9 m
- Waterline Length
- 26′ 10″ / 8.2 m
- Beam
- 9′ 6″ / 2.9 m
- Draft
- 5′ 6″ / 1.7 m
- Displacement
- 2,950 lb / 1,338 kg
- Ballast
- 1,330 lb / 603 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 419′² / 38.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 420′² / 39 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 233′² / 21.6 m²
- P
- 35′ 5″ / 10.8 m
- E
- 13′ 1″ / 4 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 187′² / 17.4 m²
- I
- 34′ 5″ / 10.5 m
- J
- 10′ 9″ / 3.3 m
- Forestay Length
- 36′ 1″ / 11 m
Spinnaker
- SPL/TPS
- 16′ 8″ / 5.1 m
- ISP
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Yamaha
- Model
- Outboard
- HP
- 6
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- 0
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
11.6 kn
Classic: 6.95 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
32.6
>20: high performance
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
45.1
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
67.4
<100: Ultralight
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
8.2
<20: lightweight racing boat
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.6
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
