X-Yachts X-43 Shoal draft
Sailboat
42′ 5″
Monohull
Since 2003
Overview
- Builder
- X-Yachts
- Model
- X-43 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 2003–2010
- Designer
- Niels Jeppesen
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyes
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 42′ 5″ (12.93 m)
- Waterline length
- 37′ 7″ (11.45 m)
- Beam
- 13′ (3.96 m)
- Draft
- 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Displacement
- 18,960 lb (8,600 kg)
- Ballast
- 8,157 lb (3,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 40 hp
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,152 sq ft (107.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 3
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 25.9
- Displacement / length
- 159
- Ballast ratio
- 43%
- Capsize screening
- 1.95
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Ballast ratio
- 43 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron fin with lead bulb
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich fiberglass polyester with galvanized steel frame
- Country
- Denmark
- Genoa area
- 577 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Jib area
- 361 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 3
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Solent area
- 459 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars (carbon fiber spars as an option)
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1421 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
- Version
- Shoal draft
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.