Review of Franchini 43 L/S
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
Both the hull and the deck is a sandwich construction which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 750 liters (198 US gallons, 164 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
The headroom is above average
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.90 - 2.00 meter (6.23 - 6.53 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 420 liters (110 US gallons, 92 imperial gallons).
Franchini 43 L/S may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 4JH3-HTE diesel engine at 100 hp (74 kW).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Franchini 43 L/S is 1.80, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
Franchini 43 L/S holds a CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Franchini 43 L/S is about 351 kg/cm, alternatively 1971 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 351 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1971 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Franchini 43 L/S is 3.32.
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 20.97
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 49m2 (527 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 13.2 m | (43.3 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.2 m | (43.3 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 33.0 m | (108.3 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.0 m | (95.3 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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