The Orion 50 is a sailboat designed by American Gary Mull and first built in 1983. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4][5]

Production

The boat was built by Ta Shing Yacht Building in Taiwan, which completed seven examples between 1983 and 1987.[1][5][6]

Design

The Orion 50 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 36,600 lb (16,601 kg) and carries 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2][5]

The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Perkins 4-236 diesel engine of 85 hp (63 kW). The fresh water tank holds 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal) and the diesel fuel tank also holds 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).[1][5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126 with a high of 126 and low of 126. It has a hull speed of 8.74 kn (16.19 km/h).[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2021). "Orion 50 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Orion 50". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Orion 50". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Ta Shing Yacht Building". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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