Review of Bombardier 4.8

Basic specs..

The Bombardier 4.8 is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.15 - 0.25 meter (0.49 - 0.79 ft) dependent of the load. See immersion rate below.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bombardier 4.8 is about 49 kg/cm, alternatively 274 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 49 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 274 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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Bombardier 4.8

Bombardier 4.8 is a 15 ′ 9 ″ / 4.8 m monohull sailboat built by Bombardier Ltd. starting in 1982.

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Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

  • SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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New heavy sailor

  • Thread starter Tbloor
  • Start date Mar 21, 2019
  • Mar 21, 2019

Hello all. As you know, I am new to dinghy sailing and quite heavy, 260 pounds at 5 feet 10. I am looking to purchase a boat, but am not sure what I should get; laser, laserII or something bigger like a 420 or an Albacore. I don't want to get too complicated as I'm new to the sport. I have a Grampian 26 that I taught myself to sail, much to her shegrin, so I'm not totally new to sailing. I will be sailing by myself most of the time as well and I don't want to spend an hour stepping the mast and rigging the sails, that is why I hardly use my Hobie 17. Anyway, what do you all think would be a good fit? I would like to go fast too. Thanks for the input.  

LaLi

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First of all, if you're going to sail by yourself, you get a singlehander. Countless people imagine that it's fine to sail doublehanded dinghies shorthandedly... of course it's doable, but it's simply not very good sailing (and very different to doing it with a keelboat). It's boring in light wind, dangerous in heavy, and unnecessary complicated in all conditions. Your weight (or rather, your height-to-weight ratio) is the other limiting factor. If you're not very muscular, try to drop closer to 90 kg and get a Laser. If you do have the strength to carry your mass, then a Finn would be best. As you're in Canada, a Megabyte might be an alternative as well. _  

Excellent. Ya. My suscle to weight ratio is pretty good. I've looked for Megabytes up here, I haven't found any. What about getting rid of the jib?  

  • Mar 22, 2019
Tbloor said: What about getting rid of the jib? Click to expand...

That makes sense. I would assume that balance is very important in a small dinghy. I think I may have found a solution. Bombardier 4.8. Cat rig that should hold me above water. Thoughts?  

Btw. Thanks for your input!  

Tbloor said: Bombardier 4.8. Cat rig that should hold me above water. Thoughts? Click to expand...

thieuster

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Glad you found a good dinghy. Other boats you can consider are the Olympia Dinghy (O Jolle). Or the OK Dinghy. Last year’s OK Dinghy W/Championship in Warnemünde/Rostock was brilliant. Waves, wind and beer. Great community with old, well-used boats and brand new dinghies. In Travemünde, I learned about a word in German I didn’t know before... Einlaufbier. Beer that’s handed out, the moment the sailor sets a foot ashore!  

  • Mar 23, 2019

Haha! That's awsome! Thanks!  

thieuster said: Other boats you can consider are the Olympia Dinghy (O Jolle). Or the OK Dinghy. Click to expand...
Einlaufbier Click to expand...

:D

The Star looks like a blast! I was looking a a couple last year. Too much boat for me and my son. The Finn looks good but not many around my area of Ontario. A lot of people race Sharks in the Midland area. I like dinghys for the trailer-ability.  

(Sorry for the spelling mistakes... I am on my phone, fighting auto-correct in Dutch when I write words in English...) A Star can be trailered, but you neer a crane to get it in and out of the water. For this 1910(!) design you must hit the 90 - 100 kg/person. And hiking is pretty exhausting!  

Ya. I'm 119kg. Weight has never been an issue for me. The crane is though. I sail alone most of the time because my kids are teens and want thier own lives for some reason. I have a Hobie 17 that I hardly use because it takes so long to rig. I've make some mast supports and attached stabilizers when stepping the mast, but it's a lot of work for one person. I must walk 5 km during the process.  

  • Mar 24, 2019

The Olympic future of the Finn is terminated, but it will go on as a "normal" International class like the Flying Dutchman, Europe, and others. Someone said that it will likely become very similar to what the aforementioned OK is today. I can't say I'm sad for it - I mean, wasn't eighteen consecutive Games a pretty good streak? Although for my own club it will be a loss: we had two boats in the last World Cup medal race, including the winner... But really, if you're big, reasonably strong and want to sail by yourself, then the Finn is it. And it's going to be a buyer's market in the coming years, worldwide. _  

Ah. Tha k's for the info. I'll keep my eyes peeled for one.  

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The Bombardier 4.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Bombardier Research as a day sailer and first built in 1982. [1] [2]

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The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada , but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3]

The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat , built predominantly of fibreglass, with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom , a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel. It displaces 300 lb (136 kg) and can accommodate four people. [1] [2]

The design features an adjustable outhaul , boom vang , Cunningham and a roller furling genoa . It is also fitted with adjustable hiking straps. There is a small stowage compartment in the bow. [2]

The design employs a vacuum cockpit self-bailer that can be left open when the boat is stationary. [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer . [1]

The design can also mount a spinnaker of 140 sq ft (13 m 2 ). [1] [2]

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  • ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Browning, Randy (2019). "Bombardier 4.8 sailboat specifications and details" . sailboatdata.com . https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bombardier-48 .  
  • ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition , pages 62-63. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN :0-395-65239-1
  • ↑ Browning, Randy (2019). "Bombardier Limited" . sailboatdata.com . https://sailboatdata.com/builder/bombardier-ltd-can .  
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This Bombardier 4.8 from 1977 is ready to go and it is in good condition. The rigging is straight forward and can be done by one person. The main and jib are in good condition. The jib is furling which is a great feature. optional trailer available for $500 extra. 

Stock #: 7773

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Bombardier 4.8

The Bombardier 4.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Bombardier Research as a day sailer and first built in 1982. [1] [2]

The design was built by Bombardier Limited in Canada , but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3]

The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat , built predominantly of fibreglass , with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem , a vertical transom , a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel. It displaces 300   lb (136   kg) and can accommodate four people. [1] [2]

The design features an adjustable outhaul , boom vang , Cunningham and a roller furling genoa . It is also fitted with adjustable hiking straps . There is a small stowage compartment in the bow. [2]

The design employs a vacuum cockpit self-bailer that can be left open when the boat is stationary. [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.83   ft (1.17   m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50   ft (0.15   m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer . [1]

The design can also mount a spinnaker of 140   sq   ft (13   m 2 ) . [1] [2]

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  • 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition , pages 62-63. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  • ↑ Browning, Randy (2019). "Bombardier Limited" . sailboatdata.com . Archived from the original on 20 July 2019 . Retrieved 21 July 2019 .
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    A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.

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    The Bombardier 4.8 is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters. The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.15 - 0.25 meter (0.49 - 0.79 ft) dependent of the load. See immersion rate below.

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    List it for free and it will show up here. Bombardier 4.8 is a 15′ 9″ / 4.8 m monohull sailboat built by Bombardier Ltd. starting in 1982.

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    May 10, 2017. 2. Bombardier 4.8 Tobermory. May 10, 2017. #1. Looking for manual for Bombardier 4.8. Any copies or original. New to this boat and sailing and need all the help I can get.

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    Design. The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel. It displaces 300 lb (136 kg) and can accommodate four people.

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    The benefit of getting the Snipe or Fireball is that there are lots of them around, and you can get used parts (sails, spars, blades, etc) cheap. and without much trouble. You might not have heard of a Bombardier 4.8, but you might know of BRP. Hint: They own Johnson, Evinrude, Sea-doo, etc. Aka Bombardier Recreational Products.

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  8. Engineering:Bombardier 4.8

    The Bombardier 4.8 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with polyurethane flotation and aluminum spars. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom , a flip-up, transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a flip-up centreboard keel.

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    This Bombardier 4.8 from 1977 is ready to go and it is in good condition. The rigging is straight forward and can be done by one person. The main and jib are in good condition. The jib is furling which is a great feature. optional trailer available for $500 extra. Stock #: 7773

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  16. Bombardier 4.8 repair help : r/sailing

    I am looking for some advice in replacing the centerboard on my Bombardier 4.8. The original centerboard was made out of wood and it cracked right in half. I believe this boat has been discontinued so parts are scarce online if they exist at all. Unfortunately the broken piece was thrown away before I got a chance to get my hands on it.

  17. Bombardier sailboat daggerboard

    Bombardier 4.8 Centreboard. There are quite a few of these old Bombardier sailboats out there, many of them missing vital bits needed to go sailing. We've built a couple of replacement centerboards for the Bombardier 4.8. A rendering of the design is shown here. We also have the rudder design on hand for the Bombardier 7.6 (not shown).

  18. About: Bombardier 4.8

    The Bombardier 4.8 is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Bombardier Research as a day sailer and first built in 1982.

  19. bombardier 4.8 rigging manual

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