| Bombardier 4.8 | |
| Designer: | Bombardier Research |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Builder: | Bombardier Limited |
| Role: | Day sailer |
| Draft: | 3.83feet |
| Displacement: | 3000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fibreglass |
| Loa: | 15.83feet |
| Beam: | 5feet |
| Engine: | none |
| Keel Type: | centreboard |
| Ballast: | none |
| Rudder Type: | flip-up, transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 82square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 56square feet |
| Sailarea Downwind: | 268square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 128square feet |
The Bombardier 4.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Bombardier Research as a day sailer and first built in 1982.[1] [2]
The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [3]
The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel. It displaces 3000NaN0 and can accommodate four people.[1] [2]
The design features an adjustable outhaul, boom vang, Cunningham and a roller furling genoa. It is also fitted with adjustable hiking straps. There is a small stowage compartment in the bow.[2]
The design employs a vacuum cockpit self-bailer that can be left open when the boat is stationary.[2]
The boat has a draft of 3.83feet with the centreboard extended and 0.5feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
The design can also mount a spinnaker of 140square feet.[1] [2]
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