BoatsLancer 39

Lancer 39

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/rudder On Partial Skeg · 1981–1983

A pilothouse motorsailer offering flexible single or twin engine configurations for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by Herb David.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/rudder On Partial 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 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.91
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 225
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.8
TenderStiff

22% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 22%

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
21.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.8
Displacement / length
224.9
Comfort ratio
26.7
Capsize screening
1.91
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1358
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/rudder on partial skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Designer
Herb David
Builder
Lancer Yacht Corp

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Sabre Yachts 38 MKII11.79 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1988-1995 production cruiser with a 1.98m draft and a skeg-mounted rudder for offshore stability
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