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Two Kurt Hughes Design boats for sale:

F40 Racing Tri
32' Power Cat

Tel: 206.284.6346
Fax: 206.283.4106
Email: Kurt Hughes

Slater's Landing
3123 Fairview Ave E.
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Seattle, WA 98102

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Racing Multihulls

Formula 40 Catamaran

Formula 40 Catamaran in developed ply or composite.

The first of these Formula 40 catamarans was built of foam/carbon by the Mystere catamaran guys. A second was built in developed plywood.

An F40 cat is pretty much a commodity now, but this design has more sophisticated laminate work and more advanced foils than most.

 

Length overall: 39'-11" (12.16 m)
Length at waterline: 39'-9" (12.16 m)
Beam: 24'-4" (7.4 m)
Draft: 1'-1"/8'-10" (0.33/2.7 m)
Weight: 3,950 lb (1,791.7 kg)
Sails - Main: 787 sqft. (73.1 sqm.)
Blade: 323 sqft. (30.0 sqm.)
Spinnaker: 925 sqft. (85.9 sqm.)
Displacement: 6.550 lbs (2.971 kg)

Buy:

Study plans:  $50
Bid sets:  $500
Full plans:  $4000

 

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