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Following the success of the Farr 6000, the Farr 5000
was designed to provide an economical, easily handled,
strong yet light boat, capable of being towed by the
average family car.
Features
- Self-draining cockpit
- Large separate self-draining anchor locker including
adjacent recessed mooring/towing bollard.
- Anchor rope fairlead.
- Two stern mooring cleats.
- Teak cabin top handrails.
- First-class fittings.
- Wrap around fender strips.
- Detachable fore and aft mast crutches for trailering.
- Built-in outboard well.
Rig, Centreboard and Rudder
- Tapered mast with stainless steel rigging and internal
halyards.
- The jib (4.23m) is easy to handle, no winches required.
- Mainsail (9.42m) with slab reefing.
- Boom outhaul
- Mainsail cunningham
- I-beam Roller bearing mainsheet traveller
- adjustable jib leads
- Interior ballast (100kg) with Cast Iron aerofoil
Centreboard weighing 80kg.
- Lock- down device incorporated.
- Self-sustaining centreboard winch.
- Alloy rudder stock with pivoting fibreglass rudder
blade incorporating lock-up/ lock-down device
- Optional Spinnaker available.
Interior
- The one piece built-in fibreglass interior incorporates
four full length berths.
- All foam cushions, if required, are covered in special
water resistant fabric
- Special recess for chemical toilet
- optional galley unit
- Four built-in storage bins
- Excellent light and vision through two side windows
- Two interior coaming lockers
Space-making features
- Removable cabin top hatch
- Removable companionway slides
- Low profile centrecase does not hamper movement
in cabin
- Swing-up tiller for full utilisation of cockpit
when moored
- Separate exterior self-draining anchor locker
Specifications
| LOA |
5.09m |
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| DWL |
4.62m |
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| Beam |
2.25m |
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| Draft (Board up) |
0.3m |
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| Draft (Board down) |
1.24m |
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| Weight |
483kgs |
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| Ballast |
170kgs |
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| Sail Area |
13.5m² |
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