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Irwin Yachts 43-CC MKII

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1985

A Ted Irwin-designed center cockpit cutter built for comfortable cruising with a shallow draft and skeg-mounted rudder

Designed by Ted Irwin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.84
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 259
EasygoingPowered-up

18.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 18.7
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~95% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2267 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
18.7
Displacement / length
259.4
Comfort ratio
32.4
Capsize screening
1.84
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1723
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1985
Designer
Ted Irwin
Builder
Irwin Yachts

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