Swanson 42
Description
The Swanson 42 is a compact cruiser. She strikes a balance between performance and comfort, Her generous sail plan delivers excellent light-air performance. Well-suited for coastal cruising with occasional overnight passages.
Construction Details
| Designer | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 42.000 ft |
| LOA | 27.990 ft |
| LWL | 25.000 ft |
| Beam | 9.970 ft |
| Displacement | 7716 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.490 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 50.50 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 17.25 ft |
| p | 44 ft |
| e | 14.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50.50 ft | 17.25 ft | 44 ft | 14.50 ft | - | - |
Sails
An asterisk indicates that a computer algorithm was used to determine the dimension based on sailboat rig dimensions (usually the I, J, E, and P)
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 52 ft - (15850 mm) |
| Foot | 29 ft - (8839 mm) |
| Leech | 48 ft - (14630 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 |
| Area | * 1131 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
| Foot | 24.42 ft - (7443 mm) |
| Leech | 44 ft - (13411 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 124.58 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 21.49 ft - (6550 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 9.51 ° |
| Area | * 537.18 ft² |
| Sail Type | GENOA |
|---|---|
| Luff | 49.5 ft - (15088 mm) |
| Foot | 25.42 ft - (7748 mm) |
| Leech | 45.75 ft - (13945 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 135.13 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 23.31 ft - (7105 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.64 ° |
| Area | * 576.98 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Foot | 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Leech | 29.5 ft - (8992 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 58.72 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.13 ft - (3088 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.11 ° |
| Area | * 162.04 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 50 ft - (15240 mm) |
| Foot | 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Leech | 39.25 ft - (11963 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 76.23 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 13.15 ft - (4008 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 25.86 ° |
| Area | * 328.64 ft² |
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 44 ft - (13411 mm) |
| Foot | * 14.5 ft - (4420 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 45.57 ft - (13890 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | * 45.84 ft - (13972 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 328.42 ft² |
| Sail Type | STAYSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 32 ft - (9754 mm) |
| Foot | 11 ft - (3353 mm) |
| Leech | 29.5 ft - (8992 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.13 ft - (3088 mm) |
| Area | * 162.04 ft² |
| Sail Type | STORMJIB |
|---|---|
| Luff | * 29.35 ft - (8946 mm) |
| Foot | * 13.11 ft - (3996 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.68 ft - (7218 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 60 |
| Length Perp | * 10.35 |
| Deck Angle | * 19.02 ° |
| Area | * 151.85 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.