The Farr 740 Sport Trailer Yacht Home Page










WELCOME
Home
 History
 1981 Review
Specifications

RIGGING & TUNING
Rigging & Tuning

EVENTS
Centomiglia

THE BOATS
Table of Boats

LINKS
 Links
Owners' Clubs
 Contact us

SPECIFICATIONS FARR 740 SPORT

Overall length 7.37m (24’2")

Waterline Length 6.64m (21’9")

Beam 2.5m (8’2")

Draft 1.70m (5’7")

Keel Up 0.27m (11")

Weight (no crew) 1136kg (2503lb)

Displacement 1416kg (3120lb)

Ballast 376kg (827lb)

Accommodation: Sleeps four adults or two adults and two children. V-berth forward plus two full-length settee berths in main cabin. Head compartment with space for marine or portable toilet under forward V-berth. Galley with sink and two-burner stove (metho).

Standard Equipment: Pop-top with integral sliding hatch; forehatch; self-draining cockpit; cockpit storage locker and fuel tank locker; non-skid deck and cockpit sole surfaces; boom vang; boom downhaul; internal main outhaul; mainsheet and traveller system; trim reef and two slab reef systems; two coaming winches plus two cabin-top winches with two handles and pockets; four turning blocks either side of mast to lead control lines aft; two sets of headsail tracks; alloy cam cleats for halyards, sheets, control lines and keel lifting system; stainless steel forestay fitting incorporating jib cunningham sheave and hooks for headsail tack; dead-eyes plus snap-shackle blocks for outboard sheeting; hinged mast-step tabernacle plus mast support and bracket for trailing; tilting rudder blade; aluminium rudder stock; stainless steel rudder gudgeons; wood tiller; teak foot-holds on deck; tinted wrap around windscreen; self-draining anchor locker with hinged lid; recessed mooring bollard; towing eye; transom step; gelcoat water-line.

 

Spars and Rigging: Three-quarter rig with tapered one-piece elliptical-section mast; single set of aerofoil angled spreaders; aluminium spars sprayed with hard-wearing white lacquer; standing rigging consists of integral forestay with twin headfoil; back-stay with 6:1 purchase, upper and lower shrouds; running rigging consists of twin back-stays, main halyard, two headsail halyards, spinnaker halyard; all rigging is stainless steel 1/19 wire; halyards are wire to rope.

Auxiliary Power: Recommended 6-8 hp outboard mounted on transom bracket.

Construction: Hull lay-up is combination of chopped strand mat, "Firet" coremat and woven rovings and unidirectional rovings with Klegecell core. Interior fibreglass liner is fibreglassed and glued to hull with foam between for strength and positive bouyancy.

Price: With rigging, standard equipment and basic interior fitting out: $15,990. Sails and outboard extra.

Plus options offered: Pulpit, life-lines, etc outboard bracket; navigational and interior lights; spinnaker gear; two burner methylated gimballed stove; marine or portable toilet; headfoil; galley extension leaf and cover; stern ladder; trailer; others.

Designer: Bruce Farr

Builder: Sea Nymph Boats Ltd, now McDell Marine, New Zealand and CBZ, Italy.

Note: Text reproduced from Australian Sailing, November 1981, courtesy Bob Ross.

Contributions to these pages are welcome as are any opinions or suggestions. Please contact us at ricedg@octa4.net.au to say hullo and I will put you on our mailout list for any updates to the site.


Farr , and are the registered marks of   
Farr Yacht Design Ltd