Swan 46 Mk II
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Swan 46 Mk II
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|designer = Germán Frers
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|location = Finland
|year = 1989
|no built = 28
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|builder = Oy Nautor AB
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|draft = {{convert|8.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|31300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = glassfibre
|loa = {{convert|47.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|37.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|14.42|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Perkins Engines {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = Fin keel with weighted bulb
|ballast = {{convert|11400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = Spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|58.07|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|18.70|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|51.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|16.90|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|435.18|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|542.95|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|978.13|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 54-63
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|previous = Swan 46 Mk I
|successor = Swan 46 Mk III
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The Swan 46 Mk II is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1989.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/swan-46-mkii/|title= Swan 46 MkII|access-date= 16 May 2023|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230516182141/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/swan-46-mkii/|archive-date= 16 May 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/nautor/swan-46-mkii|title= Swan 46 Mk II|access-date= 16 May 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230516182144/https://sailboat.guide/nautor/swan-46-mkii|archive-date= 16 May 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/7254/0/|title= Swan 46 mkii|access-date= 16 May 2023|author= Ulladulla|work= Sailboat Lab|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230516182216/https://sailboatlab.com/data_sheet/7254/0/|archive-date= 16 May 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/frers-german/|title= German Frers|access-date = 16 May 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230513164840/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/frers-german/|archive-date= 13 May 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/german-frers|title= German Frers|access-date= 16 May 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230409112239/https://sailboat.guide/german-frers|archive-date= 9 April 2023|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url = https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/frers-naval-architecture|title = Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering|access-date = 16 May 2023|work = Boat-Specs.com|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230513234033/https://www.boat-specs.com/sailing/designers/frers-naval-architecture|archive-date= 13 May 2023|url-status= live}}{{cite book |title=The Spirit of Swan |publisher=Yachting Library S.r.L |date=October 1, 2002 |pages=244 Onwards |chapter=The Boats |isbn=88-87737-18-5}}
The Swan 46 Mk II is a development of the Swan 46 Mk I with a modified keel and other changes.
Production
The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1989 to 1997 with 28 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/nautor-swan-sailboats|title = Nautor (Swan sailboats)|access-date = 16 May 2023|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220407233954/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/nautor-swan-sailboats|archive-date= 7 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/nautor|title= Nautor (Swan sailboats)|access-date= 16 May 2023|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2023|archive-url= https://archive.today/20230406230707/https://sailboat.guide/nautor|archive-date= 6 April 2023|url-status= live}}
Design
The Swan 46 Mk II is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb or optional stub keel and retractable centreboard. It displaces {{convert|31300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|11400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of {{convert|8.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}, while the centreboard-equipped version has a draft of {{convert|9.0|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|5.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of {{convert|50|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds {{convert|99|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|127|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with an off-set double berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin, along with a pilot berth and an aft cabin with a central double island berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is of straight configuration and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one in the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side aft.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|8.24|kn|km/h|abbr=on}} and a PHRF handicap of 54 to 63 with the fin keel.{{cite web|url= https://www.ussailing.org/competition/offshore/phrf/phrf-handicaps/|title= PHRF Handicaps|access-date= 16 May 2023|author= US Sailing|author-link= US Sailing|work= ussailing.org|year= 2023}}
See also
References
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{{Sailboat types built by Nautor Swan}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs