| Orion 50 | |
| Designer: | Gary Mull |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| No Built: | 7 |
| Builder: | Ta Shing Yacht Building |
| Displacement: | 366000NaN0 |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 49.5feet |
| Lwl: | 42.5feet |
| Beam: | 14.5feet |
| Hull Draft: | 6.5feet |
| Engine: | Perkins 4-236 diesel engine, 850NaN0 |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 140000NaN0 of lead |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rigs: | masthead ketch |
| I: | 58.5feet |
| J: | 18.54feet |
| P: | 52feet |
| E: | 15.33feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 398.58square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 542.3square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 1118.65square feet |
| Phrf: | 126 (average) |
The Orion 50 is a sailboat designed by American Gary Mull and first built in 1983. The design is out of production.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The boat was built by Ta Shing Yacht Building in Taiwan, which completed seven examples between 1983 and 1987.[1] [5] [6]
The Orion 50 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 366000NaN0 and carries 140000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2] [5]
The boat has a draft of 6.5feet with the standard keel and is fitted with a Perkins 4-236 diesel engine of 850NaN0. The fresh water tank holds and the diesel fuel tank also holds .[1] [5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126 with a high of 126 and low of 126. It has a hull speed of 8.742NaN2.[2] [5]