| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1970 |
| Builder(s) | Hughes Boat Works |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Hughes 48 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) |
| Draft | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fibreglass |
| LOA | 48.00 ft (14.63 m) |
| LWL | 33.00 ft (10.06 m) |
| Beam | 11.83 ft (3.61 m) |
| Engine type | inboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 15,700 lb (7,121 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 54.50 ft (16.61 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 18.33 ft (5.59 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 48.10 ft (14.66 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 18.04 ft (5.50 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | mastheadyawl |
| Mainsail area | 433.86 sq ft (40.307 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 499.49 sq ft (46.404 m2) |
| Total sail area | 933.35 sq ft (86.711 m2) |
TheHughes 48, also sold as theNorth Star 48, is a Canadiansailboat that was designed bySparkman & Stephens as acruiser and first built in 1970. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design 1956.[1][2][3][4]
The Hughes 48 is a development of theSeafarer 48, which had been built bySeafarer Yachts onLong Island, New York. Fewer than five boats were built by Seafarer before production ended.[1][2][5][6]
The design was built byHughes Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production. WhenUS Steel bought out Hughes and changed the company name toNorth Star Yachts the boat was sold as the North Star 48. It is not known how many were produced by Hughes and North Star.[1][2][7][8]
The Hughes 48 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offibreglass, with wood trim. It has a centre cockpit, a mastheadyawl rig; araked stem; a raised counter, angledtransom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by awheel and a fixed, swept finkeel. It displaces 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) and carries 15,700 lb (7,121 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with aninboard engine for docking and manoeuvring.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, four settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a berth on the starboard side. Thegalley is located on the port side just forward of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are twoheads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin.[1][2]
For sailing the design may be equipped with one of a number ofjibs orgenoas.[2]
The design has ahull speed of 7.7 kn (14.3 km/h).[2]
