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 -

Sails

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 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 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 ASYMMETRICAL
Luff 52 ft - (15850 mm)
Foot 29 ft - (8839 mm)
Leech 48 ft - (14630 mm)
Perc LP * 165
Area * 1131 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
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 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

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.