BoatsAlbin Marine 7.8

Albin Marine 7.8

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · 1979–1984

A 7.8-meter cruiser featuring a 40% ballast ratio and a transom-hung rudder, produced between 1979 and 1984

Designed by Peter Norlin.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 19
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

223 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 223
EasygoingPowered-up

15.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
222.6
Comfort ratio
18.5
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
706
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1979–1984
Designer
Peter Norlin
Builder
Albin Marine

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