| Seafarer 48 | |
| Designer: | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1969 |
| No Built: | fewer than five |
| Builder: | Seafarer Yachts |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 7feet |
| Displacement: | 300000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 48feet |
| Lwl: | 33feet |
| Beam: | 11.83feet |
| Engine: | inboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 157000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Masthead yawl |
| I: | 54.5feet |
| J: | 18.33feet |
| P: | 48.1feet |
| E: | 18.04feet |
| Sailplan: | yawl |
| Sailarea Main: | 433.86square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 499.49square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 933.35square feet |
| Successor: | Hughes 48 |
The Seafarer 48 is an American sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1969. It is S&S design #1956.[1] [2] [3]
The boat was introduced at the 1969 New York Boat Show and was named Queen of the Show. It was one of the largest sailboats seen at the show.[1] [3]
The Seafarer 48 design was developed into the Hughes 48 and the Northstar 48.[1] [3]
The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1969, but it is now out of production. It was the largest boat built by Seafarer, but fewer than five boats were likely built in total.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The Seafarer 48 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead yawl rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel. It displaces 300000NaN0 and carries 157000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 7feet with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 7.7kn.[3]
This is a large mosaic showing the boat at an office building in Huntington, New York, where the Seafarer Yachts plant was once located.[1] [3]
