Review of Little Harbor 53

Basic specs.

The Little Harbor 53 is a large sailboat designed by the American maritime architect Ted Hood in the mid eighties.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with a Westerbeke diesel engine.

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.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Little Harbor 53 is about 403 kg/cm, alternatively 2258 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 403 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2258 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Little Harbor 53 is 3.51.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail.

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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.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	45.6 m	(149.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	45.6 m	(149.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	45.6 m	(149.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Jib sheet	16.1 m	(52.7 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	16.1 m	(52.7 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	40.1 m	(131.7 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	35.3 m	(115.9 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Cunningham	6.2 m	(20.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Kickingstrap	12.4 m	(40.6 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Clew-outhaul	12.4 m	(40.6 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.