BRISTOL 45.5
Masthead Sloop • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1979–1989
Dimensions
- LOA
- 45.25 ft
- LWL
- 37.25 ft
- Beam
- 13.16 ft
- Max Draft
- 11 ft
- Min Draft
- 4.92 ft
- Displacement
- 34,660 lbs
- Ballast
- 15,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.61 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 14.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 299
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 43.3%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 988 sq ft
- I
- 57 ft
- J
- 18.8 ft
- P
- 50.3 ft
- E
- 18 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Keel/Cbrd.
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG w/balsa cored deck
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1979
- Last Built
- 1989
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Perkins
- Engine Model
- 4-236
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 180 gal
- Fuel
- 100 gal
- Mast Height
- 63.5 ft
Notes: Sloop or ketch.\nAft cockpit (above) and center cockpit models.\nSee BRISTOL 45.5 CC.\nInformation from original manufacturers brochure.\n\nKETCH RIG:\nI: 57.0'\nJ: 18.8'\nP: 48.0'\nE: 15.3'\nPY: 30.5'\nEY: 8.5'\nTot. SA: 1033 sq.ft.
Designers
- Dieter Empacher
- Ted Hood (1927–2013)
Builder
- Bristol Yachts (1964–1997)