Stowage capacity/Transport by Sail

GreatWhite · #1 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

Does anyone have any rough figures for stowage capacity in terms of weight for Cruising boats?

I know this will vary by design but I am fishing for some rough figures.

I am wondering what a Cal 46 could handle (15 ton boat with ample free board)?

I ask because we have been asked to transport goods as a part of a no-carbon transport method

I know when we transported grain a 4 ton boat could take 1500 lbs (roughly)
and the 2 ton boats took about 800 lbs roughly.

My guess is the 15 ton CAL 46 could carry 4 tons of cargo: does this sound reasonable for an off shore passage?

sailingdog · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

Carrying 8000 lbs is going to adversely affect most boats to some degree. The sailing performance will be atrocious and overloading the boat may lead to rig damage.

Freesail99 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

You may want to search for the thread about the boat that was carring coffee and what happened to them. I believe it was sometime last year.

Vasco · #4 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

Not to mention where the heck you're you're going to stow this stuff. I have a hard time just finding room for beer.

sailingdog · #5 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

that's cause you buy it by the truck load.

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Originally Posted by Vasco

Not to mention where the heck you're you're going to stow this stuff. I have a hard time just finding room for beer.

Vasco · #6 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

I wasn't kidding. When we go to the Bahamas for the winter we usually have about 20 cases aboard. For the first month or two I have to sleep with it. By the way, it's quite comforting to curl up with five or six cases of beer.

sailingdog · #7 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

Wouldn't a half-dozen kegs just be easier...

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Originally Posted by Vasco

I wasn't kidding. When we go to the Bahamas for the winter we usually have about 20 cases aboard. For the first month or two I have to sleep with it. By the way, it's quite comforting to curl up with five or six cases of beer.

imagine2frolic · #8 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

I took kegs last year, but we mostly got foam out of them. We had to resort to some $40.00 cases of beer, and that hurt....lololol.....i2f

bubb2 · #9 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

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Originally Posted by GreatWhite

Does anyone have any rough figures for stowage capacity in terms of weight for Cruising boats?

I know this will vary by design but I am fishing for some rough figures.

I am wondering what a Cal 46 could handle (15 ton boat with ample free board)?

I ask because we have been asked to transport goods as a part of a no-carbon transport method

I know when we transported grain a 4 ton boat could take 1500 lbs (roughly)
and the 2 ton boats took about 800 lbs roughly.

My guess is the 15 ton CAL 46 could carry 4 tons of cargo: does this sound reasonable for an off shore passage?

About 32 bales of...................................

Freesail99 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-02-2009

I believe this is what I was thinking about.

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