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Allied 39

Masthead Sloop · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1970–1973

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
39.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.5
Displacement / length
316.7
Comfort ratio
35.7
Capsize screening
1.64
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1082
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1970–1973
Designer
George Owens, Robert B. Harris, MacLear, Harris
Builder
Allied Boat Co., Allied Boat Company Inc.

Design & history

The Allied 39 evolved from the wooden Owens Cutter, first built in fiberglass as the Borsaw 40 before the mold was sold to Allied Boat Company and modified by Robert Harris.

Class · null
Notable features
Available as a Sloop or YawlTraditional transom changed to a reverse transomUnderbody redesigned by Robert Harris to a more modern fin keelSlightly more beam than predecessor
Variants
  • Borsaw 40
  • Allied 39
Design

Derived from the wooden Owens Cutter; 6 fiberglass boats were first built and sold as the Borsaw 40 before the mold was sold to Allied Boat Company and modified into the Allied 39.

Production

6 boats of the design were first built in fiberglass and sold as the Borsaw 40; the mold was then sold to Allied Boat Company.

Curated reference notes

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