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Swan 48 Snow Wolf GBR7635T at the 2011 Swan Europeans in Cowes (GBR) held by the Royal Yacht Squadron. Swan 48 is a GRP constructed, fin keeled, masthead sloop or yawl designed by Sparkman & Stephens with a design number 2079 and manufactured by Nautor Oy.
The Swan 48 Frers is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim.It has a masthead sloop rig or optional fractional rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel or optional centreboard and stub keel.
The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and manoeuvring. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, four settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a berth on the starboard side.
In late 1969 the assembly hall of the Nautor's Swan boat yard burnt to the ground, destroying a dozen hulls in various stages of production. As a result, Pekka Koskenkylä was forced to sell stakes of Nautor's Swan to Wilhelm Schauman Oy ( UPM ) in order to finance the rebuilding of the yard and to restart production.
YachtWorld is based in Miami that operates a boat sales platform with Multiple listing service, enabling professional yacht brokers, dealers and manufacturers to sell yachts. Jessica Muffett first founded YachtWorld in March 1995, [ 1 ] semi-retiring as Publisher Emeritus in 2006.
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 7.25 ft (2.21 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 8.70 ft (2.65 m) with the centerboard extended and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. [1] [2] The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel ...
It began building a small fiberglass sailing dinghy, the Cape Dory 10. Later it moved to a facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, producing thousands of boats during the company's lifespan. After the dingy it introduced the popular Typhoon series of small sailboats, then cruising yachts ranging from 22 to 45 feet.
The boat has a draft of 5.58 ft (1.70 m) with the standard keel and 6.92 ft (2.11 m) with the optional deep draft keel. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 5 ] The boat was built with engines of 55 to 78 hp (41 to 58 kW), but typical was a Westerbeke diesel engine of 63 hp (47 kW) for docking and manoeuvring.