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Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1980

A masthead sloop from 1980 featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder, balanced for stable, comfortable cruising

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 262
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.3
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.3
Displacement / length
262.2
Comfort ratio
29.3
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1329
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Builder
Chaser Yachts

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