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Please call owner Brett 410-4747-0242. Boat Location: Chesapeake Beach, Maryland..
OVERVIEW: The spacious, comfortable 14 6 American has a wide, 6 beam and a hand laid fiberglass flat-bottom planing hull and deck, A heavy-duty rubrail with insert protects the gunwale, The boat is speedy and stable, sailing flat with minimal heel, It has exceptional performance in a light breeze or moderate wind, even reaching a plane when on a broad reach with one to four adult occupants, In strong wind it sails well under main alone, and the main can be reefed if needed, The anodized boom is above head-height of seated occupants, The hull is constructed with copious closed cell foam floatation, which adds to boat safety features The anodized 226 mast is tabernacle based, which allows easy stepping. The roomy 20-inch depth, self-bailing cockpit provides comfortable 8-foot inboard bench seating for up to four adults, The kick-up centerboard and rudder facilitate launching and retrieving; and they allow going into shallow water near beaches, With the centerboard and rudder raised the boat has an 8 draft; with the centerboard down the draft is only 42.
The Wesco galvanized trailer is designed and fitted for the sailboat, The American 14.6 daysailer is outstanding to take a family for an enjoyable sail and picnic.
Equipment: The American 14.6 Daysailer is ideal for those who are seeking a spacious and comfortable daysailer which is also designed for speed and performance. Design features include a self bailing cockpit, molded in drink cooler storage areas, three storage compartments, kickup rudder and centerboard, adjustable jib tracks, Harken hardware, and stainless rigging.
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
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