49ERFX
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 16 ft |
| Beam | 6.33 ft |
| Draft | 4.92 ft |
| Displacement | 270 lb |
Rig & Sails
| MHmast height | 24.61 ft |
| Mainsail | 148.54 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 62.43 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 270.17 sq ft |
About the 49ERFX
49ER hull with slightly smaller rig for lighter sailors. AKA: FX Mackay Boats Director, John Clinton, designed the FX rig/sail combination so that it could be retrofitted onto an existing 49er hull. ` Beam with wings removed: 1.76m/5.58' Mast height 7.5m/24.6' Mainsail Area 13.8m2/148.5 sq.ft. Jib Area 5.8m2 /62.4 sq.ft. Gennaker Area 25.1m2/227.1 sq.ft. To be sailed as a separate class (from 49ER) in 2016 Olympics.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the 49ERFX yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 16ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the 49ERFXyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
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