BoatsDurbeck 46 (D-46)

Durbeck 46 (D-46)

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1974

A versatile Stephen Seaton design available in cutter, ketch, or schooner configurations for customizable blue-water cruising

Designed by Stephen Seaton, built by Durbeck's Inc.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long 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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 43 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 43
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

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

Displacement / length 359
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 19.1
TenderStiff

34% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 34%

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

  • Heavier than ~87% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 242 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.1
Displacement / length
359.5
Comfort ratio
43.0
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
8.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1717
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1974
Designer
Stephen Seaton
Builder
Durbeck's Inc

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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.

Dolphin 47 (Alden)14.30 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA heavy-displacement staysail ketch from the board of John G. Alden, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Westsail 4213.08 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA William Crealock-designed long-keel cutter sharing its hull mold with the aft-cockpit 43 for heavy-weather stability
Explorer 45 (Huntingford)13.79 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA long-keeled staysail ketch designed by Stan Huntingford for stable, comfortable blue-water passage making
Vagabond 4714.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Garden-designed staysail ketch with a long keel, built for heavy-displacement offshore comfort since 1972
Mason 4413.39 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterAn updated long-keeled evolution of the Mason 43, offered as a masthead ketch or cutter for stable blue-water cruising
Morgan Yachts 4513.92 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop with a high comfort ratio, built by Charles Morgan Jr. between 1966 and 1970

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