⛵ Sailboat DB

DUFOUR 12000 CT

Masthead Ketch • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1979

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
44.78 ft
LWL
34.3 ft
Beam
13.06 ft
Max Draft
6.83 ft
Displacement
27,060 lbs
Ballast
8,380 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.74 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
13.1
D/L Ratio ⓘ
299
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
31.0%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
739 sq ft
I
46.85 ft
J
15.09 ft
P
40.7 ft
E
11.5 ft
PY
28.87 ft
EY
10.5 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Ketch
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1979
Last Built
Number Built

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Type
Diesel
Water
237 gal
Fuel
185 gal
Notes: Sloop or ketch.\nShallow draft: 5.5'/1.68m.\nThanks to DUFOUR 12000 CT owner 'CptJess' for providing corrections.\nAccording to him, very few of the shallow draft version were built.\n(12000 is probably a reference to designed displacement.)

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