Capricorn F18 Owner’s Manual v1.2
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Australian High Performance Catamarans Pty. Ltd. – 50 Craig Street – Bendigo – 3550 Australia
Phone: +61 3 544369910 – Fax: +61 3 54412963 – email: [email protected] – website: wwww.ahpc.com.au
Any boat, how strong it may be, can be severely damaged if not used properly. This is not
compatible with safe boating.
Please keep this owner’s manual in a safe place and hand it over to the new owner when you sell
the boat.
1.2. General
information
Manufacturer: Australian High Performance Catamarans Pty. Ltd. (AHPC)
Model: Capricorn F18
Category C:
A boat designed to operate on winds up to force 6 on the Beaufort scale and
associated wave heights (significant waves up to 2 metres) Such conditions may be
encountered on exposed inland water, in estuaries and in coastal waters in moderate
weather conditions.
A significant wave height is the mean height of the highest one third of the wave, which
approximately corresponds to the wave height estimated by an experienced observer.
Some waves will be double this height.
Maximum Recommended Load:
b
x 2
b
+
b
+ luggage = 200 kg.
Specifications: Length (L
H1
) = 5,5 metre
Width
(B
H1
) = 2,6 metre
Mast height = 9,1metre
Main sail area = 15.3 m
2
Jib area (optional) = 4,15 m
2
Mast area = 1,7 m
2
Spinnaker area = 21 m
2
Maximum draft = 1.250 mm with centre boards down
Maximum draft = 250 mm with centre boards and rudders up
Weight fully rigged = 180 kg
Identification: Hull identification number on stern of each hull.
1.3. Information connected with the risk of flooding and stability
1.3.1. Loading
advice
Keep the total weight of provisions, miscellaneous equipment not supplied by the manufacturer
and persons aboard below the Maximum Recommended Load and suitably distributed.
1.3.2. Openings in the hull
Hatch covers in the stern and deck must be sealed before leaving the shore. When storing the boat
ashore, be sure to have the holes covered and it may be wise to leave the hatches open for
ventilation purposes.
