Hughes 48

Hughes 48

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Canada
Year	1970
Builder(s)	Hughes Boat Works
Role	Cruiser
Name	Hughes 48
Boat
Displacement	30,000 lb (13,608 kg)
Draft	7.00 ft (2.13 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	48.00 ft (14.63 m)
LWL	33.00 ft (10.06 m)
Beam	11.83 ft (3.61 m)
Engine type	inboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	15,700 lb (7,121 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	54.50 ft (16.61 m)
J foretriangle base	18.33 ft (5.59 m)
P mainsail luff	48.10 ft (14.66 m)
E mainsail foot	18.04 ft (5.50 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead yawl
Mainsail area	433.86 sq ft (40.307 m2)
Jib/genoa area	499.49 sq ft (46.404 m2)
Total sail area	933.35 sq ft (86.711 m2)
←  Seafarer 48

The Hughes 48, also sold as the North Star 48, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1970. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens' design 1956. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Hughes 48 is a development of the Seafarer 48, which had been built by Seafarer Yachts on Long Island, New York. Fewer than five boats were built by Seafarer before production ended. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Production

The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, starting in 1970, but it is now out of production. When US Steel bought out Hughes and changed the company name to North Star Yachts the boat was sold as the North Star 48. It is not known how many were produced by Hughes and North Star. ^{[1] [2] [7] [8]}

Design

The Hughes 48 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a centre cockpit, a masthead yawl rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel. It displaces 30,000 lb (13,608 kg) and carries 15,700 lb (7,121 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 7.00 ft (2.13 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and manoeuvring. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, four settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one on the starboard side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

For sailing the design may be equipped with one of a number of jibs or genoas. ^[2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.7 kn (14.3 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 48 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 48". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer 48 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer 48". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

External links

• Photo of a Hughes 48