BoatsTA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-47

TA Chaio Shipbuilding Co. (Taiwan) Ct-47

Cutter · Sheel Keel · First built 1981

A versatile cutter from the board of F. Michael Kaufman, built in Taiwan with over 80 hulls produced for varied layouts

Designed by Kauffman, Ladd & F. Michael Kaufman.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Sheel Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

1.71 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.71
LightHeavy

249 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 249
EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable offshore cruiser with an easy motion when the sea gets up.

  • Heavier than ~81% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2121 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
248.8
Comfort ratio
36.4
Capsize screening
1.71
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1763
Hull
Hull type
Sheel Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1981
Units built
80
Designer
Kauffman, Ladd, F. Michael Kaufman
Builder
Ta Chaio Shipbuilding Co

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Malo Yachts 45/4614.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Moody 4614.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Kelly-Peterson 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Doug Peterson-designed cutter built for long-range comfort with a skeg-mounted rudder and a high displacement-to-length ratio
Swan 47 S&S14.58 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Sparkman & Stephens design #2201 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio

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