Designer Gary Mull Year 1983 Boat Weight 36,600 lb (16,601 kg) | Location United States No. Built 7 | |
Builder(s) Ta Shing Yacht Building | ||
The Orion 50 is a sailboat, that was designed by American Gary Mull and first built in 1983. The design is out of production.
The boat was built by Ta Shing Yacht Building in Taiwan, which completed seven examples between 1983 and 1987.
Design
The Orion 50 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 36,600 lb (16,601 kg) and carries 14,000 lb (6,350 kg) of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with a Perkins 4-236 diesel engine of 85 hp (63 kW). The fresh water tank holds 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal) and the diesel fuel tank also holds 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 126 with a high of 126 and low of 126. It has a hull speed of 8.74 kn (16.19 km/h).