Lodestar
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| #252 |
a 55' steel cruising
sailboat |
Build in STEEL |

| Characteristics |
| Length overall (on deck) |
55'-0" |
| Length overall (with bowsprit) |
58'-11" |
| Length waterline |
45'-0" |
| Beam |
15'-7" |
| Draft (keel version) |
7'-0" |
| Draft (C.B. version-board up) |
5'-8" |
| Draft (C.B. version-board down) |
11'-3" |
| Freeboard forward |
6'-10" |
| Freeboard aft |
5'-10" |
| Displacement (at D.W.L.) |
57,350 lbs. |
| Ballast weight |
17,200 lbs. |
| Weight of steel components (estimated) |
25,000 lbs. |
| Cabin headroom |
6'-5 to 6'-9" |
| Fuel capacity |
430 gals. |
| Water capacity |
640 gals. |
| Holding tank capacity |
490 gals. |
| Sleeping accommodations |
6-7 |
| Sail area |
Main - 559 sq. ft.
Foretriangle - 660 sq. ft.
Mizzen - 260 sq. ft.
Total - 1479 sq. ft. |
Hull type: Multi-chine sheet steel, internally ballasted hull,
with separate keel and skeg-mounted rudder.
Sail type: Masthead ketch double headsail rig with club-footed jib.
Power: Single inboard diesel engine of approximately 75 shp.
Ballast: Concrete and scrap steel. |
Glen-L marine designs / www.glen-l.com / Boat
plans for the home builder
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