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Review of Little Harbor 63


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Little Harbor 63 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect Ted Hood in the late eighties. The Little Harbor 63 is built by the American yard Little Harbor.

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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.

Rig
The boat equipped with a ketch rig.

Keel

The Little Harbor 63 is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.98 - 2.08 meter (6.50 - 6.80 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Little Harbor 63 is 1.72, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 9.3 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 Little Harbor 63 is about 522 kg/cm, alternatively 2926 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 522 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2926 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 Little Harbor 63 is 3.70.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Little Harbor 63 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.7, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 20.2.


Over- / underrigged


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 101m2 (1087 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for ketch rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 51.8 m(169.9 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard51.8 m(169.9 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard51.8 m(169.9 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet 19.5 m(63.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet19.5 m(63.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 48.7 m(159.6 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet42.8 m(140.5 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Cunningham6.2 m(20.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap12.5 m(41.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul12.5 m(41.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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