Seaward 46RK
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
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|designer = Nick Hake
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|location = United States
|year = 2012
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|builder = Hake Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|7.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with keel down
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|displacement = {{convert|23000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
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|beam = {{convert|13.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Two Yanmar {{convert|54|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engines
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|keel type = lifting keel with weighted bulb
|ballast = {{convert|7500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = Dual, lifting, transom-mounted rudders
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The Seaward 46RK is an American sailboat that was designed by Nick Hake as a cruiser and first built in 2012.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seaward-46rk|title= Seaward 46RK sailboat |access-date= 7 February 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220207163322/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seaward-46rk|archive-date= 7 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hake/seaward-46rk|title= Seaward 46RK|access-date= 7 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220207163519/https://sailboat.guide/hake/seaward-46rk|archive-date= 7 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= http://www.seawardyachts.com/46rk/|title= Seaward 46RK|access-date= 7 February 2022|author= Seaward Yachts|author-link= Hake Yachts|work= seawardyachts.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901041405/http://www.seawardyachts.com/46rk/|archive-date= 1 September 2016|url-status= dead}}
Production
The design was built by Hake Yachts in the United States, starting in 2012, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hake-yachts-seaward|title = Hake Yachts (Seaward)|access-date = 7 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url = https://archive.today/20200913155728/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hake-yachts-seaward|archive-date = 13 September 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hake|title= Hake Yachts (Seaward)|access-date= 7 February 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220203140911/https://sailboat.guide/hake|archive-date= 3 February 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Seaward 46RK is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a plumb stem; an open, walk-through, reverse transom; twin transom-hung rudders controlled by a wheel and an electrically actuated lifting keel with a weighted bulb. The boat has a wheelhouse with duplicate electronic helm and engine controls, as well as a navigation station. It displaces {{convert|23000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|7500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.{{cite web|url= https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/seaward-46rk/|title= Seaward 46RK|access-date= 7 February 2022|last= Pillsbury|first= Mark|work= Cruising World|date= 9 November 2013|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220207180931/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/seaward-46rk/|archive-date= 7 February 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/best-boats-2013-seaward-46rk-2|title= Boat Review: Seaward 46RK|access-date= 7 February 2022|last= Nielsen|first= Peter|work= Sail magazine|date= 25 June 2014|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220207181050/https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/best-boats-2013-seaward-46rk-2|archive-date= 7 February 2022|url-status= live}}
The design has a draft of {{convert|7.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the keel extended and {{convert|2.42|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. The bulb keel fully retracts into a recess in the hull, allowing the boat to be beached.
The boat is fitted with a two Japanese Yanmar {{convert|54|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engines or a single Yanmar {{convert|75|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} turbo diesel 4JH4-TE for docking and maneuvering, with the propellers protected by skegs. The fuel tank holds {{convert|180|u.s.gal}}, the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|180|u.s.gal}} and the holding tank has a capacity of {{convert|70|u.s.gal}}.
For sailing downwind the boat may be equipped with a roller furling asymmetrical spinnaker on the forward forestay and a self-tacking jib on the aft forestay. The mainsheet is mounted on a stainless steel arch.
The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a queen-sized double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a main cabin dinette table that drops down to form a double berth and two aft cabins each with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove, refrigerator, freezer and a double sink. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin and one on the starboard side aft.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|8.97|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2013 review by Mark Pillsbury for Cruising World, he wrote, "throughout, workmanship appeared top notch. If your sailing grounds include shallow bays and sounds or if you dream, say, of the Bahamas' turquoise waters, the Seaward 46RK might just do the trick."
A 2014 review in Sail Magazine, by Peter Nielsen concluded, "though it’s certainly capable of offshore cruising, the 46RK’s natural environment is the shallow waters of the East Coast, Florida Keys and Bahamas. With a minimum draft of well under three feet, it will out-gunkhole most cruising catamarans and open up cruising grounds that are otherwise out of reach. Its very quirkiness is a big part of its appeal."
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160901041405/http://www.seawardyachts.com/46rk/ Official website archives] on archive.org
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Category:2010s sailboat type designs