depth of 43L (Leopard 43 Catamaran)

[Montanan]

Originally Posted by chrisr

have you thought of contacting leopard ?

btw 'depth' of a vessel is defined as "The depth is measured at the middle of the length, from the bottom of the keel to the top of the deck beam at the side of the uppermost continuous deck."

a simple way of looking at it is draft + freeboard

cheers,

An estimate is okay for government work. Reference the three images attached below.

Note: A Leopard Catamaran with its salon bridge deck structure is a Monohull Vessel for USCG purposes.

https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/D...-09-123757-680

Overall Depth means the vertical distance taken at or near amidships from a line drawn horizontally through the uppermost edges of the skin (outside planking or plating) at the side of the hull (excluding the cap rail, trunks, cabins and deckhouses, and deck caps) to the outboard face of the bottom skin of the hull, excluding the keel. For a vessel that is designed for sailing where the interface between the “keel” and the “bottom skin of the hull” is not clearly defined (as is the case with an “integral” or “faired”
keel), the keel is included in the “overall depth”.

Twin Hull Vessel (e.g., Catamaran) means a vessel having two hulls connected only with structure that is not part of the vessel's buoyant hull envelope, such as structural tubing or beams. If the connecting structure is part of the buoyant hull envelope, the vessel as a whole is treated as if it were a single hull (i.e., monohull) vessel. See image below.

Happy sailing!