Orion 50


The Orion 50 is a sailboat 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 and carries of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and is fitted with a Perkins 4-236 diesel engine of. The fresh water tank holds and the diesel fuel tank also holds.
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.