C&C 53
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2018}}
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|designer = Cuthbertson & Cassian
|location = Canada
|year = 1976
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|draft = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fibreglass
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|engine = Perkins Engines 4-107 {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = swept fin keel
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|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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The C&C 53 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Cuthbertson & Cassian (C&C Design) and first built in 1976.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-53-inferno|title = C&C 53 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 15 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401222004/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-53-inferno|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/bruckmann/cc-53-inferno|title= C&C 53 (Inferno)|access-date= 1 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401221958/https://sailboat.guide/bruckmann/cc-53-inferno|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Bruckmann Manufacturing, the custom division of C&C Yachts, in Canada. Only a single example was built by Bruckmann, on a male mold. The sole example completed was named Inferno.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bruckmann-yachts-can|title =Bruckmann Yachts (CAN) |accessdate = 2 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220330123950/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bruckmann-yachts-can|archive-date= 30 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{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 53 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass with balsawood cores. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted scimitar-shaped, spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a highly swept, fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|41312|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel installed. The design is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-107 diesel engine of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|8.37|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs