Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Keel/Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 6.61 m
LWL: 5.77 m
S.A. (reported): 18.42 m²
Beam: 2.19 m
Displacement: 990 kg
Ballast: 363 kg
Max Draft: 1.30 m
Min Draft: 0.38 m
Construction: FG
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1972
Last Built: 1983
# Built: 3159
Builder: O'Day Corp. (USA)
Designer: C. Raymond Hunt & Assoc.

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Type: Outboard
HP: 15

Accomodations

Water: 57 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 18.90
Bal. / Displ.: 36.65
Disp: / Len: 143.89
Comfort Ratio: 12.38
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.21
S#: 3.74
Hull Speed: 5.83 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 484.72 pounds/inch

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3rd ad full width

Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 6.71 m
J: 2.44 m
P: 7.47 m
E: 2.74 m
S.A. Fore: 8.18 m²
S.A. Main: 10.24 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 18.42 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 18.89
Est. Forestay Length: 7.14 m
Mast Height from DWL: 9.45 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)
Builders: O'Day Corp.
Products: The Sail Warehouse
Related Sailboats: O'DAY 22 MH
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Notes

One of the most successful of all O'Day models with more than 3000 built.
A fractional rig was adopted after 1980 (as shown here).
Available with keel/cb and fixed keel.
(The version with a mashead rig listed here as O'DAY 22 MH)