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Review of Hinckley 43


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Hinckley 43 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect Ted Hood in the mid seventies.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Westerbeke W40 FWC diesel engine at 40.0 hp (29 kW).


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.7 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hinckley 43 is about 253 kg/cm, alternatively 1419 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 253 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1419 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Hinckley 43 is 3.48.

Wide Slim 69% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 40.5 m(132.8 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard40.5 m(132.8 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard40.5 m(132.8 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet 13.1 m(42.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet13.1 m(42.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 32.6 m(107.0 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet28.7 m(94.2 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Cunningham4.3 m(14.2 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap8.7 m(28.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul8.7 m(28.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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