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Listed price or best offer. Designed by Reichel/Pugh, the Melges 14 is a modern singlehanded one-design with the ability to sail with two (250 lbs max. sugg. weight). With its large and open transom, theres never a need to bail. The carbon mast and boom complement its flexible sail plan with three different size rigs: Gold and Blue with this boat. Comes with custom Melges 14 dolly. This boat is fast…like Hobie cat fast, so when I bought it there were dings on the bow from water-bourne objects hit in the past. I used bi-directional glass to patch small dings, fairing compound, painted with yellow awlgrip and bought a light stainless steel plate typically used to protect hulls from anchors as future protection from hitting anything in the water at speed. Paddle is included. Stored indoors. Cover included. I can also sell a 1000 watt ebike setup to pull boat for an additional $3000. with four batteries and range of 40 miles. (Note: Battery cost was $400. each. Ebike new was $3100. low milage…under 400)
Equipment: carbon fiber mast base with Waterproof canvas deck cover, two different carbon fiber extentions…one for yellow sail, one for blue sail. Both sails in perfect condition. Carbon fiber boom. Fiberglass center-board and rudder. Aluminum tiller and extension. Telescoping paddle. I’ve had for two years and sailed it less than a dozen times.
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)
SAILS for different weights and/or conditions:
Full-Range: 98 sq ft /9.1 m2
Mid-Range: 85 sq ft /7.8 m2
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