Creekmore 45 Sloop/Cutter
Description
The Creekmore 45 (often referred to as the Creekmore 45 Sloop/Cutter or Creekmore 45/46 due to paperwork and finish variations) is a robust, bluewater-capable cruising sailboat emphasizing heavy-duty construction, excellent seaworthiness, and offshore reliability. It's a full/long keel design built for serious passage making, with strong tracking, stability in heavy weather, and a comfortable motion — though it's not optimized for light-air speed or racing. Many examples were finished as cutters (standard on sailboatdata.com) or sloop/cutter hybrids ("slutter" in some owner terms), featuring a staysail inner forestay for versatile sail plans (e.g., yankee jib + staysail for balance in breeze, or genoa for lighter conditions). This rig offers more options for shorthanded or offshore use compared to a pure sloop, with easier sail management in strong winds. Designed by Ray Creekmore (Florida-based architect known for tough, practical cruisers), hulls were built by Creekmore (Ray and son Lee) in Florida, USA, often as semi-complete shells for owner/custom finishing. This led to significant variations (rig, keel depth, interiors, engines), but the core hull and keel are consistent. Production ran from around 1981 (some earlier roots in the 1970s), with 26 hulls built total.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ray Creekmore |
|---|---|
| Builder | Creekmore (Ray and his son Lee) in Florida, USA |
| Length | 46.000 ft |
| LOA | 46.000 ft |
| LWL | 34.500 ft |
| Beam | 12.670 ft |
| Displacement | 36000 lb |
| Ballast | 16000 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1981 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 55 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 20 ft |
| p | 51.50 ft |
| e | 18.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 ft | 20 ft | 51.50 ft | 18.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Creekmore 45 Sloop/Cutter - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 51.5 ft - (15697 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Leech | * 53.68 ft - (16362 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 53.96 ft - (16447 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 474.37 ft² |
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Creekmore 45 Sloop/Cutter - GENOA
| Luff | * 55.6 ft - (16947 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 32.83 ft - (10007 mm) |
| Leech | * 51.83 ft - (15798 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 30 ft - (9144 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.98 ° |
| Area | * 834 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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