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Chrysler Marine 26

Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1977

A trailerable masthead sloop later produced by TMI as the C-26 and T-26 Courser with an optional fixed fin keel

Designed by Halsey Hereshoff.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Swing Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.69 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 moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 210
EasygoingPowered-up

11.4 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 11.4
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

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

  • Heavier than ~80% of boats her size on file
  • Draws more than ~87% of boats her size on file

Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
11.4
Displacement / length
209.6
Comfort ratio
20.9
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
629
Hull
Hull type
Swing Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Designer
Halsey Hereshoff
Builder
Chrysler Marine

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Redline 25 (C&C)7.49 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 1969 keel-centerboard cruiser designed by C&C, offering shoal-draft versatility in a compact 7.49-metre hull
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family1.0 m shorterA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
Paceship Yachts Westwind 247.29 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop with a keel-centerboard configuration, built for versatility in shoal waters
O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom

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