The Hughes 48, also sold as the North Star 48, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1970. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design 1956.[1][2][3][4]

Hughes 48
Development
DesignerSparkman & Stephens
LocationCanada
Year1970
Builder(s)Hughes Boat Works
RoleCruiser
NameHughes 48
Boat
Displacement30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
Draft7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfibreglass
LOA48.00 ft (14.63 m)
LWL33.00 ft (10.06 m)
Beam11.83 ft (3.61 m)
Engine typeinboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height54.50 ft (16.61 m)
J foretriangle base18.33 ft (5.59 m)
P mainsail luff48.10 ft (14.66 m)
E mainsail foot18.04 ft (5.50 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead yawl
Mainsail area433.86 sq ft (40.307 m2)
Jib/genoa area499.49 sq ft (46.404 m2)
Total sail area933.35 sq ft (86.711 m2)

The Hughes 48 is a development of the Seafarer 48, which had been built by Seafarer Yachts on Long Island, New York. Fewer than five boats were built by Seafarer before production ended.[1][2][5][6]

Production

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The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production. When US Steel bought out Hughes and changed the company name to North 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]

Design

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The Hughes 48 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a centre cockpit, a masthead yawl rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel. 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 an inboard 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. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway 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 two heads, 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 of jibs or genoas.[2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.7 kn (14.3 km/h).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 48 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 48". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer 48 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  6. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer 48". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  8. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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