Review of 490er
Basic specs.
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Some boats has a hull made of Fibreglass.
The 490er is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for 490er is about 52 kg/cm, alternatively 292 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 52 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 292 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for 490er is 2.82.
Maintenance
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