Seidelmann 245
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2019}}
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|designer = Bob Seidelmann
|location = United States
|year = 1981
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|builder = Seidelmann Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|4.42|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|24.18|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|20.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Outboard motor
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|keel type = stub keel with centerboard
|ballast = {{convert|1300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|27.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|10.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|27.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|9.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Fractional rigged sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|121.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|145.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|266.63|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 210 (average)
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The Seidelmann 245 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Bob Seidelmann as a cruiser and first built in 1981. The designer was well known as a champion one design sailor and also as a sailmaker.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seidelmann-245|title = Seidelmann 245 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 16 February 2019|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220408124852/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seidelmann-245|archive-date= 8 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seidelmann-j-robert|title = J. Robert Seidelmann|accessdate = 16 February 2019|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200730191122/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/seidelmann-j-robert|archive-date= 30 July 2020|url-status= live}}Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 158-159. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}
Production
The design was built by Seidelmann Yachts in Berlin, New Jersey in the United States between 1981 and 1984, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/seidelmann-yachts|title = Seidelmann Yachts|accessdate = 16 February 2019|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201119005933/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/seidelmann-yachts|archive-date= 19 November 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Seidelmann 245 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim and aluminum spars. The mast is deck-stepped, with a tabernacle. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a centerboard. It displaces {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.42|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|1.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|10|u.s.gal}} and is filled from a deck filler.
The accommodations include a "V"-berth forward and two cabin berths, with stowage underneath them. The galley is split, with the single-burner stove to starboard and the sink on the port side. The chemical head has a privacy door. Ventilation includes a forward hatch and two opening portlights. An anchor locker is located in the bow.
The cockpit includes two jib winches, while a halyard winch is deck-mounted. The jib sheets are controlled though track-mounted blocks. The halyards, mainsail outhaul and reefing lines are internally-run.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 210 with a high of 204 and low of 216. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.07|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url =http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/267/seidelmann-245 |title = Sailboat Specifications for Seidelmann 245 |accessdate = 16 February 2019|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030311/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/267/seidelmann-245|archive-date= 17 February 2019|url-status= dead}}
See also
References
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{{Seidelmann Yachts}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs