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Stevens 47

Cutter · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1986

A heavy-displacement cutter with a 45% ballast ratio, designed for stable and predictable offshore passage-making

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens, built by Queen Long (Tiawan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 36 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 36
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 266
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

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

  • Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2129 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
265.6
Comfort ratio
35.5
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
8.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1922
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1986
Units built
56
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Queen Long (TIAWAN), Hylas Yachts USA

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