F-45 CATAMARAN
The new 2018 F-45 is a brand new design, with completely revised lines and many other improvements. Combining the highest standard of materials and building techniques to achieve a level of quality expected in a Farrier. With an easy to handle, crew friendly safe deck layout and high bridge deck clearance making this blue water catamaran to set the standard for offshore and coastal sailing.
Interior Layouts
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Design
• A fast comfortable cruiser, or available as a very fast all carbon racer (F-45RC)
• Fully ocean capable
• Electric windlass
• High bridgedeck clearance
• Efficient rotating high aspect rig
• Self tacking jib (optional)
• Under slung kick up rudders
• Deep straight daggerboards
• Shallow draft
• Separate alumium bow beam
• Collision Bulkheads and watertight compartments in bows
• Watertight compartments in sterns
• Walk through sterns (no need to step over aft beam)
Hull and Deck
• Fully Vacuum bagged fibreglass laminate with epoxy resin and foam core
• 2 pack primer and top coat paint – the toughest and lightest exterior finish
• Polycarbonate windows
• Lewmar access hatches 2 forward and 2 aft
• Anchor locker
• Sail storage compartment
• Emergency capsize hatches in each hull
Interior
Multiple interior layouts available, and all include
• Full standing headroom throughout
• Three cabins with double beds in hulls
• USB charging outlets in each cabin
• Large central dinette area
• Large stainless steel galley sink with hot/cold faucet
• 2 burner stove/oven
• Isotherm refrigerator
• 2 Jabsco electric toilets
• Composite head basin with hot/cold shower faucet
• Shower sump boxes
• LED lights, multi-colour in saloon
• Navigation area with Bluesea switch board, VHF radio and USB charger
• Bluetooth marine stereo with 2 speakers inside and 2 in cockpit
• Extensive cabinets, cupboards, shelves and storage compartments
Exterior
• Aft cockpit with all controls for sailing
• Functional and comfortable seating
• 5x Harken radial winches
• Harken deck gear
• Spinlock clutches
• Two stainless steel steering wheels
• LED nav and multicolour cockpit lights
• Shore charger plug
• Concealed boarding ladder
• Transom shower
• Bow nets
• Pop up mooring bollards
• Cockpit cushions
Mast and Rig
• Rotating aluminium mast and boom
• Mainsail (two large reefing points) and furling jib
• Synthetic Dyneema rigging (light) with Colligo Deadeyes
• Carbon Chain plates
Systems
• 2x Yanmar 30hp engines with sail drives and folding props
• 2x 160ah house batteries and 2x 55ah engine batteries
• 2.5kw Inverter/charger
• 2x 1500gph automatic bilge pumps
• Pressure water system
• Hot water heater
• Polyethylene fresh water tanks (2)
• Polyethylene fuel tanks (2)
• Built in black water tanks
• A fast comfortable cruiser, or available as a very fast all carbon racer (F-45RC)
• Fully ocean capable
• Electric windlass
• High bridgedeck clearance
• Efficient rotating high aspect rig
• Self tacking jib (optional)
• Under slung kick up rudders
• Deep straight daggerboards
• Shallow draft
• Separate alumium bow beam
• Collision Bulkheads and watertight compartments in bows
• Watertight compartments in sterns
• Walk through sterns (no need to step over aft beam)
Hull and Deck
• Fully Vacuum bagged fibreglass laminate with epoxy resin and foam core
• 2 pack primer and top coat paint – the toughest and lightest exterior finish
• Polycarbonate windows
• Lewmar access hatches 2 forward and 2 aft
• Anchor locker
• Sail storage compartment
• Emergency capsize hatches in each hull
Interior
Multiple interior layouts available, and all include
• Full standing headroom throughout
• Three cabins with double beds in hulls
• USB charging outlets in each cabin
• Large central dinette area
• Large stainless steel galley sink with hot/cold faucet
• 2 burner stove/oven
• Isotherm refrigerator
• 2 Jabsco electric toilets
• Composite head basin with hot/cold shower faucet
• Shower sump boxes
• LED lights, multi-colour in saloon
• Navigation area with Bluesea switch board, VHF radio and USB charger
• Bluetooth marine stereo with 2 speakers inside and 2 in cockpit
• Extensive cabinets, cupboards, shelves and storage compartments
Exterior
• Aft cockpit with all controls for sailing
• Functional and comfortable seating
• 5x Harken radial winches
• Harken deck gear
• Spinlock clutches
• Two stainless steel steering wheels
• LED nav and multicolour cockpit lights
• Shore charger plug
• Concealed boarding ladder
• Transom shower
• Bow nets
• Pop up mooring bollards
• Cockpit cushions
Mast and Rig
• Rotating aluminium mast and boom
• Mainsail (two large reefing points) and furling jib
• Synthetic Dyneema rigging (light) with Colligo Deadeyes
• Carbon Chain plates
Systems
• 2x Yanmar 30hp engines with sail drives and folding props
• 2x 160ah house batteries and 2x 55ah engine batteries
• 2.5kw Inverter/charger
• 2x 1500gph automatic bilge pumps
• Pressure water system
• Hot water heater
• Polyethylene fresh water tanks (2)
• Polyethylene fuel tanks (2)
• Built in black water tanks
Body view showing the optional curved foils which give vertical lift as well as lateral resistance. Better again,
they take up less interior room than a vertical daggerboard
they take up less interior room than a vertical daggerboard
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Provisional Specifications
L.O.A...................................... 45' 6"(13.87m) B.O.A...................................... 24' (7.32m) L.W.L...................................... 44' 3" (13.5m) Full Load. Displ (DWL)......... 19,700lbs (8950kg) Sail Area (Main and jib).......... 980sq.ft (91sq.m.) F-45 Mast Height..................... 58' (17.7m) F-45R Mast Height.................. 69' (21m) Draft (board up)...................... 1' 11" (0.58m) Draft (Board down)................. 7' 8" (2.33m) Draft with Curved foil down... 8' 9" (2.65m) Bridgedeck Clearance............. 3' 1" (0.94m) at full load |
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DISCLAIMER : The Specifications above may change at the discretion of MHD