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Balaton Boats 21

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1977

A 6.5-metre masthead sloop from 1977, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder for balanced coastal cruising

Designed by Gunnar Cardell, built by Hungarian Shipyards.

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.

TrailerableBeam 2.45 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,560 kg of hull, so roughly 2,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draughtDraws 1.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.13
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 235
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.8
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.8
Displacement / length
234.8
Comfort ratio
17.0
Capsize screening
2.13
Hull speed
5.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
537
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Gunnar Cardell
Builder
Hungarian Shipyards, Crane Factory, Balaton Boats

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