Maple Leaf 45

Maple Leaf 45

Development
Designer	Stan Huntingford
Location	Canada
Year	1985
Builder(s)	Cooper Enterprises
Role	Cruiser
Name	Maple Leaf 45
Boat
Displacement	27,700 lb (12,565 kg)
Draft	6.25 ft (1.91 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	45.00 ft (13.72 m)
LWL	37.75 ft (11.51 m)
Beam	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Engine type	52 hp (39 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	9,200 lb (4,173 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Total sail area	862.00 sq ft (80.082 m2)

The Maple Leaf 45 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Stan Huntingford as a cruiser and first built in 1985. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1985, but the company went out of business in 1990 and it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]}

Design

The Maple Leaf 45 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. The hull has a foam core, while the deck is balsa-cored. The boat has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel mounted in a mid-cockpit and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 27,700 lb (12,565 kg) and carries 9,200 lb (4,173 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a diesel engine of 52 hp (39 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 125 U.S. gallons (470 L; 104 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 175 U.S. gallons (660 L; 146 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. 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, ice box 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 port side in the aft cabin. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 8.23 kn (15.24 km/h). ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Maple Leaf 45 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Maple Leaf 45". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Stan Huntingford". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc. (CAN) 1970 - 1990". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cooper Enterprises Inc". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.