The ETAP 48Ds is a Belgian

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that was designed by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen, with the interior designed by Stile Bertone, as a

cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...

and first built in 2009. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the ETAP 46Ds.

Production

The design has built by

ETAP Yachting ETAP Yachting is a Belgium, Belgian boat builder based in Lokeren. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of fibreglass sailboats. History The company was founded by Norbert Joris in 1970 and was originally a manufacturer of lig ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

since 2009. It remained advertised as still in production in 2021.

Design

The ETAP 48Ds is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of

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. The construction is of a

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glassfibre and closed-cell polyurethane foam sandwich, which provides buoyancy and makes the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional

sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...

rig, a

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, a

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an internally mounted spade-type

rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...

controlled by a

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and a fixed fin

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or shoal draft tandem keels. The fin keel version displaces and carries of ballast, while the tandem keel version displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft tandem keels. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 4JH4-TCE

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for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double berth in the bow cabin and another in the aft cabin. The

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is located on the port side just forward of the

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ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, a refrigerator and double sinks. There are two

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, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the port side forward of the aft cabin. The main salon has a U-shaped settee around a table and a second table opposite. For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an

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of . The design has a hull speed of .

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ''ETAP Owners Association''.

References

External links

* {{ETAP Yachting Keelboats 2000s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Marc-Oliver von Ahlen Sailboat types built by ETAP Yachting

Production

Design

Operational history

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