BoatsNaples Sabot

Naples Sabot

Cat (unstayed) · Pram (Leeboard) · First built 1943

Developed in 1943 as an inexpensive trainer, this 2.41-metre pram features a simple unstayed cat rig

Designed by McCullough & Violette, built by Dash Manufacturing Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Pram (Leeboard)

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.22 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 43 kg of hull, so roughly 650 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 43 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.13 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater

At 3.51 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.51
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 116
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 29.2

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

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (unstayed)
Ratios
SA / displacement
29.2
Displacement / length
115.5
Comfort ratio
3.1
Capsize screening
3.51
Hull speed
3.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
102
Hull
Hull type
Pram (Leeboard)
Construction
plyood/FG
Production
Years built
First built 1943
Units built
9700
Designer
McCullough, Violette
Builder
Dash Manufacturing Co, Blue Bouy Yacht Co

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