Snapdragon 747

Sailboat class

Snapdragon 747
Development

Designer	Thames Structural Plastics
Location	United Kingdom
Year	1964
No. built	350 (1976)
Builder(s)	Thames Marine
Name	Snapdragon 747
Boat
Displacement	3,700 lb (1,678 kg)
Draft	2.50 ft (0.76 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	24.50 ft (7.47 m)
LWL	20.50 ft (6.25 m)
Beam	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type	Yanmar YS 8 diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	twin keels
Ballast	1,550 lb (703 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
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The Snapdragon 747 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Thames Structural Plastics, a division of Thames Marine, as a cruiser and first built in 1964.^[1]

The Snapdragon 747 is a development of the Snapdragon 24, with a modified rig and a new skeg-mounted rudder design.^[1]

Production

The design was built by Thames Marine in the United Kingdom, starting in 1964, but it is now out of production. By 1976 over 350 boats had been completed.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Design

The Snapdragon 747 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and fixed twin keels or an optional fin keel. It displaces 3,700 lb (1,678 kg) and carries 1,550 lb (703 kg) of ballast.^[1]

The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the standard twin keels and 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the optional fin keel.^[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar YS 8 diesel engine for docking and manoeuvring.^[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the starboard side just aft of the bow cabin. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.^[1]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Snapdragon, Mirage and Invaders Association.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Snapdragon 747 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Thames Marine (UK)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ Thames Marine (January 1976). "Snapdragon 747". Cruising World. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Snapdragon, Mirage and Invaders Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.