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Guppy 13 is a 12 ′ 6 ″ / 3.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Herb Stewart and built by Melen Marine Ltd.(USA) between 1974 and 1975.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Said to be a ‘splashed’ copy of the earlier SPARROW 12 built by HMS Marine Inc.(USA) with some modifications. A daysailer version (without the cabin trunk) was known as the GUPPY 130.
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| Boat Name | Guppy 13 Daysailor | |
| Manufacturer | Melen Marine | |
| Hull Type | Pocket Cruiser | |
| LOA | 12'5" | (3.79m) |
| Beam | 5'6" | (1.68m) |
| Weight | 360 | (163.62kg) |
| Ballast | 150 | (68.18kg) |
| Keel Type | shoal keel | |
| Berths | 2 | |
| Draft Up | 1'6" | (0.46m) |
| Draft Down | (m) | |
| Year Start | 1974 | |
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| Shortypen ID | 87 | |
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Review of Guppy 13
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
The Guppy 13 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.48 - 0.58 meter (1.57 - 1.87 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Guppy 13 is 2.85, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 4.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Guppy 13 is about 41 kg/cm, alternatively 230 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 41 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 230 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Guppy 13 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 19.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 23.5.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 6m 2 (64 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Are your sails worn out? You might find your next sail here: Sails for Sale
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 11.9 m | (39.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 11.9 m | (39.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 11.9 m | (39.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 3.8 m | (12.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 3.8 m | (12.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 9.5 m | (31.3 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 8.4 m | (27.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Cunningham | 1.5 m | (5.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 3.0 m | (10.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 3.0 m | (10.0 feet) | 6 mm | (1/4 inch) |
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Guppy 13 is a 12′ 6″ / 3.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Herb Stewart and built by Melen Marine Ltd. (USA) between 1974 and 1975.
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