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Little Harbor 46

Cutter · Keel/CB & Spade Rudder · 1986–1992

A Ted Hood-designed cutter featuring a versatile keel/centerboard configuration and available in ketch or cockpit variants

Designed by Ted Hood.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/CB & Spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 39 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 39
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.73
LightHeavy

298 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 298
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 42%

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

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 226 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

On the water

The Little Harbor 46 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
42.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
298.4
Comfort ratio
39.0
Capsize screening
1.73
Hull speed
8.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1793
Hull
Hull type
Keel/CB & spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1986–1992
Units built
21
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Little Harbor

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Garcia Yachts Exploration 4514.88 mSame hull family1.0 m longerA rugged aluminum cutter by Berret-Racoupeau featuring a centerboard and dual rudders for high-latitude exploration
Irwin Yacht 43 (1971)13.26 mSame hull family0.7 m shorterA 13.26-meter masthead sloop with a deep 2.44-meter draft and keel-centerboard configuration for offshore stability
Alden Yachts 44 MII13.46 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterAn evolution of the Alden 44 featuring a modified rudder, repositioned propeller, and updated interior layout
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family1.1 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430

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