Snapdragon 747

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Snapdragon 747
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Development
Designer Thames Structural Plastics
Location United Kingdom
Year1964
No. built350 (1976)
Builder(s) Thames Marine
NameSnapdragon 747
Boat
Boat weight 3,700 lb (1,678 kg)
Draft 2.50 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction glassfibre
LOA 24.50 ft (7.47 m)
LWL 20.50 ft (6.25 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type Yanmar YS 8 diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin keels
Ballast1,550 lb (703 kg)
Rudder(s) skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
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The Snapdragon 747 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Thames Structural Plastics, a division of Thames Marine, as a cruiser and first built in 1964. [1]

Contents

The Snapdragon 747 is a development of the Snapdragon 24, with a modified rig and a new skeg-mounted rudder design. [1]

Production

The design was built by Thames Marine in the United Kingdom, starting in 1964, but it is now out of production. By 1976 over 350 boats had been completed. [1] [2] [3]

Design

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Snapdragon 747

The Snapdragon 747 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and fixed twin keels or an optional fin keel. It displaces 3,700 lb (1,678 kg) and carries 1,550 lb (703 kg) of ballast. [1]

The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the standard twin keels and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the optional fin keel. [1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar YS 8 diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring. [1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an "L"-shaped settee in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. [1]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Snapdragon, Mirage and Invaders Association. [4]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Snapdragon 747 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Thames Marine (UK)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Thames Marine (January 1976). "Snapdragon 747". Cruising World. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Snapdragon, Mirage and Invaders Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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