C&C 46

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2018}}

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|designer = C&C Design

|location = Canada

|year = 1973

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|builder = C&C Yachts

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|draft = {{convert|7.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|26700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fibreglass

|loa = {{convert|45.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|38.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Inboard motor

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|keel type = fin keel

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|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|58.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|19.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|51.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|14.30|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = Masthead sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|368.23|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|570.38|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|938.60|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|phrf = 66 (average)

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The C&C 46 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1973.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-46|title = C&C 46 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 13 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401214954/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-46|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|title = C&C Design|accessdate = 1 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210301170340/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|archive-date= 1 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cc/46|title= C&C 46|access-date= 1 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401215011/https://sailboat.guide/cc/46|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title =C&C Yachts |accessdate = 1 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}

Design

The C&C 46 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with lead ballast. It displaces {{convert|26700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|7.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted and mounts an inboard diesel engine.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 66 and a hull speed of {{convert|8.35|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2528/c-c-46|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 46|accessdate = 13 September 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

See also

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