Island Trader 45
Status: conflicting
The Hardin 45 hull built to importer Island Trader's specification: a different deck mould (not flush), a small cabin trunk over the saloon and smaller front windows. At first glance it looks like a Hardin 45, but it is normally sold as an Island Trader. Sources disagree on whether Hardin built it at Kaohsiung (Campbell) or another yard did (Sailboatdata).
- years
- From 1979 [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- number built
- About 20-25 built by Hardin [CW]
- rig
- Masthead ketch [SBD-IT45]; centre-cockpit cutter/ketch on a 1981 listing [LST-BOATS]
- loa
- 44.83 ft / 13.66 m [SBD-IT45]; 44'9" [SG-IT45]
- lwl
- 34.33 ft / 10.46 m [SBD-IT45]; 34'3" [SG-IT45]
- beam
- 13.50 ft / 4.11 m [SBD-IT45]; 13'5" [SG-IT45]
- draft
- 5.17 ft / 1.58 m [SBD-IT45]; 5'1" [SG-IT45]
- displacement
- 31,600 lb / 14,334 kg [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- ballast
- 8,600 lb iron / 3,901 kg [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- sail area
- 810 sq ft reported [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- fuel
- 180 US gal / 681 L [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- water
- 180 US gal / 681 L [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- engine
- Isuzu QD60, 60 hp diesel [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- designer
- William Hardin [SBD-IT45, SG-IT45]
- builder
- Hardin International for Marine Trading International (Island Trader) [CW, SG-IT45]; Sailboatdata lists Marine Trading International and says 'built in Taiwan and finished in NJ, USA' [SBD-IT45]; 'built at another yard' [SBD-H4445 note]
Sources
- CW
- W. A. Campbell III (President, Hardin importer from 1977), "Brief History of Hardin International Co., Ltd.", on CaptainWiki page "BoatType/Hardin". Wayback copy of 2013-04-15: http://web.archive.org/web/20130415003254/http://captainwiki.com:80/index.php?title=Hardin
- SBD-H4445
- sailboatdata.com "HARDIN 44/45". Wayback 2025-04-24: http://web.archive.org/web/20250424173309/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hardin-4445/
- SBD-IT45
- sailboatdata.com "ISLAND TRADER 45". Wayback 2025-04-24: http://web.archive.org/web/20250424155404/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/island-trader-45/
- SG-IT45
- sailboat.guide "Island Trader 45". Wayback 2022-10-07: http://web.archive.org/web/20221007090532/https://sailboat.guide/hardin/island-trader-45
Sources: CW; SBD-IT45; SG-IT45; SBD-H4445; LST-BOATS (search snippet)