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Seller's Description

2008 Mini Transat 650 Motivated Seller!Many Sails, Well-Equipped for Racing, 6 HP Outboard and Double Axle TrailerThis is a one-owner boat, custom ordered, in very good condition. It was very lightly dry-sailed in fresh water most of its life. Easily trailered by a smaller car. Very fast!

CLASS INFO:Every other year about 100 small single-handed racing boats fight for the first place in the Atlantic- crossing race from France to Caribbean. They are known as Mini 650 Transat class. Hundreds of them race around Europe. They are light and trailerable even behind smaller vehicles. They are very fast, easily planning, with maximum speeds of production division boats around 16-18 knots. Tip Top is a production division Mini 650, a little less extreme and a lot less costly than pure racing machines of the prototype division. Prototype division boats achieve speeds of 25 knots.

SAILS:

All sails were built by a French company Deme Voiles in 2008

Main, white Dacron with class numbers, 3 lines of reefing, good condition

Jib, Mylar, one line of reefing, very good condition

Genoa, Mylar, very good condition

Code 0, Mylar, rolled, good condition

Large Spinnaker, red nylon, rolled from top, like new condition

Small Spinnaker, red nylon, rolled from top, like new condition

Storm Jib, orange Dacron, like new condition

Storm Main, orange Dacron, with class numbers, like new condition

Highest quality, continuous roller by Karver used for rolling the Code 0 and both

spinnakers, like new condition.

ELECTRONICS:

90 Watts solar battery with regulator

Rapid electric charger, 230/120 Volts, with universal USA/Europe electrical connectors included

Yamaha 1000 watts gasoline charger, never used, not even filled with oil or gas

NKE autopilot system, with everything (depth, speed, wind, VMG, true wind calculator and so on)

Lowrance GPS chartplotter, Garmin GPS chartplotter, Garmin GPS

All required navigational lights, LED

Two lightweight batteries, 100 Amp-Hours each

Plastimo Compass with night light

VHF with masthead antenna

Nice electrical panel controlling all of it, including Xantrex battery monitor

DECK:

Aluminum Anchor with stainless steel chain and rope

Bowsprit for flying Code zero and spinnakers

Open-ocean, ISO class, fire-resistant Winslow Liferaft with all survival equipment (will need to be sent back for its 3-years repacking if used for official MINI 650 racing)

Brand new 6 HP Yamaha outboard, with only 10 (ten) total hours on it.

Jacklines from cockpit to bow, and in cockpit.

Anti-lightning system connecting main metal parts to the ballast

The boat is equipped for single-handed sailing, with rolling from the top spinnakers, rolling Code 0, one-line Main reefing, and autopilot.

TRAILER:

Aluminum two-axle road trailer in very good condition is included. The entire towing package is below 3500 lb., allowing trailering with a small SUV, or even some sedans. A 2005 Chrysler Pacifica tows it with no problems at all.

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Specs

Designers
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Builders
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Associations
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# Built
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Hull
Monohull
Keel
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Rudder
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Construction
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Dimensions

Length Overall
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Waterline Length
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Beam
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Draft
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Displacement
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Ballast
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Rig and Sails

Type
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Reported Sail Area
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Total Sail Area
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Mainsail
Sail Area
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P
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E
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Air Draft
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Foresail
Sail Area
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I
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J
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Forestay Length
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Auxilary Power

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Model
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HP
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Fuel Type
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Fuel Capacity
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Engine Hours
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Accomodations

Water Capacity
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Holding Tank Capacity
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Headroom
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Cabins
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Calculations

Hull Speed
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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

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Sail Area/Displacement
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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.
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<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
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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

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<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
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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
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<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
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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
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<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
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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
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<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

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