Kelt 8.50 Centerboard (Trunk)
Sailboat
27′ 11″
Monohull
Since 1983
Overview
- Builder
- Kelt
- Model
- 8.50 Centerboard (Trunk)
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1983–1996
- Designer
- Vaton Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 27′ 11″ (8.51 m)
- Waterline length
- 24′ 7″ (7.49 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 2″ (3.10 m)
- Draft
- 2′ 1″ (0.63 m)
- Draft, board or keel up
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Displacement
- 7,055 lb (3,200 kg)
- Ballast
- 3,307 lb (1,500 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 8–15 hp
- Fuel
- 7 gal (26 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 484 sq ft (45.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 21.1
- Displacement / length
- 212
- Ballast ratio
- 47%
- Capsize screening
- 2.12
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
- Centerboard : pivoting centerboard
- Ballast ratio
- 47 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron interior ballast with steel centerboard
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 7.15 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 23.8 gal
- Genoa area
- 280 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 17.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 158 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single semi-spade rudder
- Solent area
- 196 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Stormjib area
- 39 ft²
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.