Lm 46

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The Lm 46, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from MJ Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a narrow beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27

CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.86

LightHeavy

134 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 134

EasygoingPowered-up

22.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 22.7

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2266 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Lm 46, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Lm 46 is a fractional sloop with a fin-and-bulb keel and spade rudder, designed by Kevin Dibley of Dibley Marine Design and built by Lyman-Morse since 2021. It measures 13.9 meters LOA, with a 4.1-meter beam, 2.3-meter draft, and displaces 10,999 kg. A shoal keel option reduces the draft to 6 feet, and an alternative Yanmar 4JH110 110hp engine is available. The Lm 46 has a sail area to displacement ratio of 22.7 and a comfort ratio of 26.8.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

22.7

Displacement / length

133.8

Comfort ratio

26.8

Capsize screening

1.86

Hull speed

8.8 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2074

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/bulb & spade rudder

Construction

Cold- molded wood

Production

Years built

First built 2021

Designer

Kevin Dibley, Dibley Marine Design

Builder

Lyman-Morse

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The family

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