PEARSON 424 KETCH

Sailboat Specifications

both US imperial metric

Hull Type:

Fin with rudder on skeg

Rigging Type:

Masthead Ketch

LOA:

42.33 ft / 12.90 m

LWL:

33.67 ft / 10.26 m

Beam:

13.00 ft / 3.96 m

S.A. (reported):

723.00 ft² / 67.17 m²

Draft (max):

5.25 ft / 1.60 m

Displacement:

21,000 lb / 9,525 kg

Ballast:

7,634 lb / 3,463 kg

S.A./Disp.:

15.26

Bal./Disp.:

36.35

Disp./Len.:

245.61

Construction:

FG

Ballast Type:

Lead

First Built:

1981

Last Built:

1985

# Built:

225

Builder:

Pearson Yachts (USA)

Designer:

William Shaw

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Westerbeke

Model:

60

Type:

Diesel

HP:

54

Fuel:

80 gals / 303 L

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions

S.A./Disp.:

15.26

Bal./Disp.:

36.35

Disp./Len.:

245.61

Comfort Ratio:

29.39

Capsize Screening Formula:

1.89

S#:

1.81

Rig and Sail Particulars

help

I:

44.08 ft / 13.44 m

J:

15.75 ft / 4.80 m

P:

38.00 ft / 11.58 m

E:

14.50 ft / 4.42 m

PY:

23.00 ft / 7.01 m

EY:

8.75 ft / 2.67 m

S.A. Fore:

347.13 ft² / 32.25 m²

S.A. Main:

275.50 ft² / 25.59 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

622.63 ft² / 57.84 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

13.14

Est. Forestay Len.:

46.81 ft / 14.27 m

Mast Height from DWL:

48.83 ft / 14.88 m

Accommodations

Water:

150 gals / 568 L

Sailboat Links

Designers:

William Shaw

Builders:

Pearson Yachts

Associations:

Pearson 424 owners

Related Sailboats:

PEARSON 424 CUTTER

Download Boat Record:

PDF

Notes

Reverse mounted engine with Walter V-drive.
The Pearson 424 (aft cockpit) and 422 (center cockpit) share the same hull and evolved from the 390 and 419.
*Rig dimensions varied significantly for this model.

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