Seller's Description
Boat is located in Vuda,Fiji.Contact e-mail: SAILINGUNMUNDO(at)ME(dot)COM.Owned and pampered for 20 yrs, extensively and continuously refitted, updated and maintained. Original glass deck (very imp.w/ these boats!) Replaced rigging, aluminum masts, complete AWLGRIP finish. New sailing hardware, Schaefer furlers (headsail, stay, mizzen) New sails, Boomvang, Winches, Cars & Tracks, completely rebuilt new S.S. and Teak Bowsprit, new Bowmar hatches and cabin windows, new SS port lights, new FBG deck box, redesigned steering station, FBG two-level seating/storage in aft cockpit, FBG dorade boxes, bronze work replaced or refinished with SS or chrome plating, SS hand rails, FBG dodger on SS frame w/ rainwater catch system, w/ six 85 watt Kyocera rigid solar panels, Blue Sky 50 solar controller w/ solar boost. Barely used asymmetric spinnaker w/ ATN sleeve/ controller, and brand new auxiliary lightweight downwind mainsail.Anchors: 75 CQR (400 all chain) and 45 CQR (all chain), windlass is a Muir Cheetah 1100. There is a 200 Quickline Flat Rope Reel for stern anchoring.
Electronics, mostly new or newish: Raymarine A128 touchscreen color Radar, w Quantum radome, up to date Lighthouse and Navionics Charts, Standard Horizon Explorer GX1700; Matrix AIS/GPS GX2200 VHF, w/ Ram mic. The autopilot is a Robertson AP20. (hydraulic pump system.) Generator: Kohler 5EOZ Marine Set w/ remote start and gauges, the Inverter/Charger is a Magnum ME-ARC, (Pure Sine Wave) w/ remote controller. The breaker panel is extensive, with separate paneled Blue Sky 12volt and 120 volt breakers. Batteries: House and Engine = (9) LIFELINE GPL-3XT. (two years old.)
Equipment: Engine: Ford Lehman 120 HP Diesel, rebuilt in Panama City (its fantastic); Transmission: Hurth Velvet Drive, rebuilt in Los Angeles in 2009 in prep for our first big trip (to S. America). Its perfect. There is a PSS Drip-less Shaft system. Bow-thruster: Lewmar 250TT w/ separate battery support. The fwd Head has a full stand up shower plumbed to a bilge sump box, and is fitted w/ a fresh water Atlantis Freedom Marine toilet. Aft head is a Jabsco raw water head. Both heads are plumbed for overboard or holding tank flushing. The hot water heater is plumbed for engine heat exchange or 120 volt (shore power or generator.)
Galley: all custom made SS countertops and deep well sink, and is fitted with deep well refrigerator and freezer controlled by a Isotherm/Indel system. The stove is a Seaward LPG Princess stove and oven. Installed is a Eureka central vacuum cleaner system. Watermaker: USWATERMAKER, Island Explorer Series, (reverse osmosis desalinator) 38 gallons/ hr (breaker control/120volt/generator.) Central AC/Heat: Two FLAGSHIP MARINE identical units plumbed and wired to a single March raw water intake pump. (breaker control or 120volt generator.)
The bottom was completely refurbished, down to glass, in 2018, before setting out for the S. Pacific. Dinghy: nearly new (2017) HIGHFIELD Hypalon CL290, w/ Yamaha two-stroke 15HP. Interior is roomy and stunning w/ gorgeous teak; bright-work and paint are good. Bedding and cushion-work are recent and well done. More to say but this should tell you the most important. I have loved this boat! Still do!! Nothing has been too good for her. Owner/Captain Geoff Hemwall Contact E-mail: Sailingunmundo(at)me(dot)com.
Specs
- Designer
- William Garden
- Builders
- Ta Chiao
- Formosa Boat Building Co. Ltd.
- Association
- Force 50 & Formosa 51 Owners Group
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- ?
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 50′ 11″ / 15.5 m
- Waterline Length
- 50′ 11″ / 15.5 m
- Beam
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Draft
- 6′ 0″ / 1.8 m
- Displacement
- 56,000 lb / 25,401 kg
- Ballast
- 12,000 lb / 5,443 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Ketch
- Reported Sail Area
- 959′² / 89.1 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 959′² / 89.1 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 459′² / 42.6 m²
- P
- 48′ 3″ / 14.7 m
- E
- 18′ 11″ / 5.8 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 501′² / 46.5 m²
- I
- 54′ 8″ / 16.7 m
- J
- 18′ 3″ / 5.6 m
- Forestay Length
- 57′ 8″ / 17.6 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.0 kn
Classic: 8.43 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
-
10.5
<16: under powered
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
-
21.4
<40: less stiff, less 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
-
403.6
>400: very heavy
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
-
59.0
>50: extremely heavy bluewater 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
-
1.5
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
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
Notes
A number of production yachts were based on this design including the HUDSON FORCE 50, GOLDCOAST OFFSHORE 50.
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