Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 27.50 ft / 8.38 m
LWL: 25.00 ft / 7.62 m
S.A. (reported): 373.00 ft² / 34.65 m²
Beam: 9.83 ft / 3.00 m
Displacement: 7,000.00 lb / 3,175 kg
Ballast: 3,300.00 lb / 1,497 kg
Max Draft: 4.50 ft / 1.37 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1971
Last Built: 1976
Builder: Morgan Yachts (USA)
Designer: Charles Morgan

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make: Universal
Model: Atomic 4
Type: Gas
Fuel: 14 gals / 53 L

Accomodations

Water: 15 gals / 57 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 16.36
Bal. / Displ.: 47.14
Disp: / Len: 200.00
Comfort Ratio: 20.01
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.06
S#: 2.63
Hull Speed: 6.70 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 878.09 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 37.00 ft / 11.28 m
J: 11.75 ft / 3.58 m
P: 31.00 ft / 9.45 m
E: 10.00 ft / 3.05 m
S.A. Fore: 217.38 ft² / 20.20 m²
S.A. Main: 155.00 ft² / 14.40 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 372.38 ft² / 34.60 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 16.33
Est. Forestay Length: 38.82 ft / 11.83 m
Mast Height from DWL: 40.50 ft / 12.34 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Charles Morgan
Builders: Morgan Yachts
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Notes

Atomic 4 inboard was an option.
When Morgan retired this design, the tooling was passed on to a series of different builders including Chrysler, (CHRYSLER 27) and TMI (TMI 27).

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