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Hardin 44/45

Staysail Ketch · Long Keel · First built 1977

A long-keeled staysail ketch redesigned from the Bounty 44, built for offshore comfort with a high displacement

Designed by R. W. Hardin.

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

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The Hardin 44/45, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 44 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 44
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

423 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 423
EasygoingPowered-up

11.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 11.3
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~85% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~78% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 291 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hardin 44/45, as the fleet has seen it

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The Hardin 44/45 is a Staysail Ketch designed by R. W. Hardin and built by Hardin International in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from 1977 to the present. It has a long keel, measures 13.6 m LOA, 4.1 m beam, 1.8 m draft, and displaces 14514 kg. Originally imported as the BOUNTY 44, the design was updated around 1980 and subsequently known as the HARDIN 44/45 or HARDIN VOYAGER 45. A derivative, the ISLAND TRADER 45, shares the same hull but features a different deck and coach roof.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Staysail Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.3
Displacement / length
422.8
Comfort ratio
43.7
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1540
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Units built
130
Designer
R. W. Hardin
Builder
Hardin International

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Related models

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Island Trader 45A William Hardin-designed masthead ketch with a long keel, derived from the Hardin 45 and built for offshore comfortLittle Harbor 44A 13.5-metre cruiser with a 39.72 comfort ratio, built since 1983 for stable, heavy-displacement passage makingHunter Marine 45A Warren Luhrs design featuring a B&R rig and a high ballast ratio, built for performance cruising in the mid-eightiesHunter Marine 44 DSA 13.17-metre performance cruiser featuring a spade rudder and a 1.98-metre fin keel for balanced handlingCal 44A Raymond Hunt-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a balanced hull for offshore passage makingIslander 44A Bill Lapworth-designed hull reconfigured by Islander into a long-keeled cruiser with a diverse production history

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