| The Classic
Canoe |
12' |
15
' |
18
' |
21' |
Data
Description |
| LOA (ft.) |
12'4" |
15'2" |
18' |
20'10" |
Length Overall |
| LWL (ft.) |
10.8 |
13.3 |
15.8 |
18.3 |
Length on the
Design Waterline |
| Maximum Beam
(ft.) |
2.83 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
2.83 |
Located at
Station 6 |
| Beam @ LWL
(ft.) |
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.75 |
Located at
Midship Section (Sta. 5) |
| BM/LWL
(Ratio) |
0.25 |
0.21 |
0.17 |
0.15 |
Beam to
Waterline Ratio |
| Draft -
Fairbody (ft.) |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.44 |
Depth of hull
at Station 4.5 from LwL |
| Hull Weight
(lbs.) Min. |
42 |
51 |
61 |
71 |
Canoe Type
Seats Without Flotation |
| Displacement
(lbs. Seawater) |
266 |
328 |
389 |
450 |
At the Design
Waterline |
| Displacement @
Rise = -.083 |
362 |
446 |
529 |
613 |
At 1"
Below LWL |
| Displacemaent @
Rise = LC at 9" freeboard |
572 |
704 |
835 |
968 |
Max Load
Capacity @ 9" Freeboard |
| PPI @ LWL
(lbs.) |
96 |
118 |
140 |
163 |
Pounds Per Inch
Immersion |
| Displacement
(Long Tons) |
0.12 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.20 |
N/A |
| Hull Volume
(cu. ft.) |
26.5 |
32.6 |
38.7 |
44.9 |
N/A |
| LCB - X Dim
(ft.) |
6.37 |
8.09 |
9.31 |
10.78 |
Longitudinal
Center of Buoyancy |
| LCF - X Dim
(ft.) |
6.67 |
8.32 |
9.75 |
11.29 |
Longitudinal
Center of Flotation |
| WPA (sq. ft.) |
17.3 |
21.3 |
25.2 |
29.2 |
Waterplane Area |
| Cw |
0.58 |
0.58 |
0.58 |
0.58 |
Waterplane
Coefficient |
| MSA (sq. ft.) |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
Midship Section
Area |
| Cm |
0.46 |
0.46 |
0.46 |
0.46 |
Midship Section
Coefficient |
| LPA (sq. ft.) |
3.09 |
4.11 |
4.85 |
5.66 |
Lateral Plane
Are (Sailing Hull Info) |
| CLP - X Dim
(ft) |
4.5 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
Center of
Lateral Plane (Sailing Hulls) |
| WS (sq. ft.) |
19.3 |
23.7 |
28.1 |
32.5 |
Wetted Surface
Area |
| Cb |
0.32 |
0.32 |
0.32 |
0.32 |
Block
Coefficient |
| Cp |
0.55 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
0.55 |
Prismatic
Coefficient |
| D/L |
94 |
62 |
44 |
33 |
Displacement to
Length Ratio |
| Sail Area (sq.
ft.) |
54 |
63 |
71 |
78 |
Can be
increased for areas of light air |
| SA/D |
21 |
21 |
21 |
21 |
Sail Area to
Displacement Ratio |
| SA/WS |
2.80 |
2.66 |
2.53 |
2.40 |
Sail Area to
Wetted Surface Area |
| Load Capacity
(lbs) |
530 |
653 |
774 |
897 |
Max. Weight for
Cargo @ Passengers |
| Freeboard Fwd.
(ft.) |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Measured from
LWL at Bow |
| Freeboard
Minimum (ft.) |
.99 |
.99 |
.99 |
|
From LWL at
Sta.7 |
| Freeboard Aft
(ft.) |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
|
From LWL at
Transom |
| Depth of Hull @
Center |
17" |
17" |
17" |
17" |
At Station 5 |
