BoatsCheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Offshore 47

Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd. Offshore 47

Masthead Ketch · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1973

A 1973 masthead ketch with a 40.3 comfort ratio, designed by A.E. Luders for stable, heavy-displacement offshore passage making

Designed by A. E Luders & Alfred E. Luders.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On 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 heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 40 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 40
CoastalBluewater

At 1.63 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.63
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 335
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.1
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

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

Compared with 2148 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.1
Displacement / length
335.4
Comfort ratio
40.3
Capsize screening
1.63
Hull speed
7.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1435
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1973
Designer
A. E Luders, Alfred E. Luders
Builder
Cheoy Lee Shipyard Ltd

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Malo Yachts 45/4614.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 14-metre blue-water cruiser that evolved from the M45 to the M46, featuring a 39% ballast ratio for offshore stability
Hylas Yachts 4614.10 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA German Frers-designed masthead sloop built for offshore performance with a high sail area to displacement ratio
Morgan Yachts 461/46214.17 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Scheel-designed center-cockpit ketch built for The Moorings, offering a stable, high-comfort platform for blue water
Moody 4614.06 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Bill Dixon-designed cutter with a fin keel and spade rudder, built for comfortable, stable blue-water cruising
Hunter Marine 46014.05 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 14-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio, offering a stable platform for offshore passage making
Tayana 47 CC14.33 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Robert Perry-designed center cockpit cutter built for offshore comfort with a high sail area to displacement ratio

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