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Prima Luce is a beautiful and easy sail. She is currently on the hard at IGY Marine Yard in Saint Lucia and ready for splashing. At least one Beneteau 393 has circumnavigated. Paper charts and guides for Cuba, Bahamas and all the Caribbean islands are included as well as tools and spare parts for her maintenance.
US built; 3 cabin version; includes New Yamaha Outboard (Nov., 2013) and dinghy (Flexboat, 10’, 2010); davits; brand new mainsail/battens, still in bag; new bottom paint (Micron 66).
All the STANDARD equipment as would be found if “2005 Beneteau Oceanis 393” were Googled, including: a low hour, 56 HP Yanmar diesel drive. When I bought “Nita”, now “Prima Luce” in Dec 2010, the boat had been with Moorings Charters since commissioned in 2006. In the four years we have enjoyed Prima Luce, we barely used the engine, preferring to sail instead of motor and only added less than 200 engine-hours to her total since charter. A guess would be around 1500 to 2000 HRs (I cannot find the counter). In any case, the engine has been well maintained by Moorings and by my mechanic and I.
There are a few leaks from above from the rain (she takes very little water on her decks even in the Caribbean swell) but they are superficial and a handyman could repair them pronto. If I were younger and did not have my new obligations to the “joys” of grandparenthood, I would install solar panels and get a pair of new “house batteries” and a good input controller and she’d be better than she is now … but that’s for her next “partner”.
There, I’ve disclosed her limitations, she needs new house batteries and a charging system. That’s like a toy to some folks. So, sailors come forth, make me an offer … I have to let her go.
Her 12V fridge is a beauty. We’ve cooked gourmet meals with her gas range. She even has air-conditioning for when hooked up at the dock (we’ve never used it as we are always in an anchorage). I installed a new AIS radio. Also, I have the davits set up with a welded strut holding a water turbine that generates up to 1200 Watts while sailing at 7 knots (hull speed) … but I’ve had her up to 9 knots on a surf, WOW!
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)
Also called BENETEAU 393 and MOORINGS 403. Deep draft model: 6.25’.
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