Snapdragon 747
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Thames Structural Plastics |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1964 |
| No. built | 350 (1976) |
| Builder | Thames Marine |
| Name | Snapdragon 747 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 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 type | twin keels |
| Ballast | 1,550 lb (703 kg) |
| Rudder | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
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]
The Snapdragon 747 is a development of the Snapdragon 24, with a modified rig and a new skeg-mounted rudder design.[1]
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]
