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Fully detailed construction methods for building in Fiberglass, Steel, Wood Epoxy with all methods fully explained ... Thousands of drawings and thousands of step by step photographs this is a complete boatbuilding book !

Hull types, including keels and other appendages. Selecting a hull type. Formulas and technical considerations . Displacement length ratios and meanings. Seaworthiness, hull balance, self steering capabilities with and without mechanical devices. Raised decks, poop sterns. All types of rigs fully explained. Underwater considerations; draft limitations, centre-boards, drop keels, twin keels. Rudder types; transom hung rudder.

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NEW YORK 46 B & C SEE ALSO NEW YORK A
Fiberglass, steel, aluminum
There is a choice of keel types combined with various draft options and alternate sail plans. This design can be customized to suit your requirements. Note that in the B version there are two double cabins in the aft section which combined with the extensive accommodation makes this boat ideal for charter operations.

Already several New York 46's are already sailing and many more are being built in various parts of the world, some in radius chine steel and others in fiberglass.

L O D	46'-10"	[ 14.28 M ]
L W L	43'- 5"	[13.24 M ]
BEAM	I3'- 1"	[ 3.99 M ]
DRAFT	7'- 6"	[ 2.29 M ]
DISPLACEMENT	42,972 LBS	[ 19,492 KG ]
BALLAST	12,750 LBS	[ 5,783 KG ]
SAIL AREA	1,200 S.F.	[ 111 S.M. ]
AUX. POWER	85 HP

	NEW YORK 46 B All the New York 46 series can be rigged as sloops, cutters or ketches.
	NEW YORK 46 B This is the suggested accomodation arrangement for the NY 46 B CHARTER version but the layout can be varied to suit your requirements.
	NEW YORK 46 B This fiberglass beautiful New York 46 was built in Australia. You can see by the photos below that the interior is as beautiful as the exterior of this fine boat.
	NEW YORK 46 B
	NEW YORK 46 B
	NEW YORK 46 B This is the accomodation arrangement for the NY 46 B that this builder preferred ... beautiful interior.
	NEW YORK 46 B This is the galley of the NY 46 B
	NEW YORK 46 B This is the navigation and command station area in the pilot house of the NY 46 B
	NEW YORK 46 B Here we see a portion of the cockpit of the NY 46 B
	NEW YORK 46 C The NY 46 A This is the suggested accomodation plans for this version but the layout can be varied to suit your requirements.
	NEW YORK 46 C This beautiful New York 46 whose owner plans after some shake down voyages, to sail down to the Antarctic. Several of our sailboats have cruised in Antarctic and Arctic areas.
	Here we see the construction of the hull male mold which consists of frames cut using the full size patterns supplied with the plans plus the addition of timber battens, C-flex fiberglass and shows the first layers of fiberglass laminate. STUDY PLAN PACKAGES ON DOWNLOAD or on CD - YOU CHOOSE DOWNLOAD OR CD. . . GIVE ACCESS TO MANY step by step BOAT CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS AND PHOTOS + PHOTOS OF COMPLETED BOATS ETC. S EE DETAILS ORDER STUDY PLANS

SEE ALSO NEW YORK A