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Lancer Yachts 45 Motorsailer

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1981–1985

A mid-cockpit motorsailer designed by Herb David with the option for twin engine installations for extended range

Designed by Herb David.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 207
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.2
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2384 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.2
Displacement / length
207.3
Comfort ratio
28.7
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1830
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1985
Designer
Herb David
Builder
Lancer Yachts

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