Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin Keel
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 18.00 ft
LWL: 13.00 ft
S.A. (reported): 200.00 ft²
Beam: 5.33 ft
Displacement: 1,100.00 lb
Ballast: 635.00 lb
Max Draft: 3.08 ft
Construction: Plywood or FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1939
Builder: Nunes/W. D. Schock/Moore Sailboats
Designer: Ernest Nunes

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 30.09
Bal. / Displ.: 57.73
Disp: / Len: 223.52
Comfort Ratio: 12.61
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.07
S#: 3.20
Hull Speed: 4.83 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 247.58 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 18.40 ft
J: 7.30 ft
P: 21.92 ft
E: 9.08 ft
S.A. Fore: 67.16 ft²
S.A. Main: 99.52 ft²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 166.68 ft²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 25.07
Est. Forestay Length: 19.80 ft

Sailboat Links

Builders: Moore Sailboats
Schock W.D.
Associations: Mercury Class (US West Coast)
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Notes

One of the first one-design boats specifically designed for plywood construction and built only in wood until 1952. Hulls since then are of fiberglass or wood.
Not to be confused with the CAPE COD MERCURY.