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Hustler 18 (Massachusetts Bay)

Cat (Marconi) · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1924

A Charles D. Mower-designed centerboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, raced by clubs since 1924

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.97 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 340 kg of hull, so roughly 950 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 340 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.20 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
CoastalBluewater

At 2.84 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.84
EasygoingPowered-up

35.0 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 35.0

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 269 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cat (Marconi)
Ratios
SA / displacement
35.0
Capsize screening
2.84
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard Dinghy
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1924
Units built
170
Designer
Charles D. Mower
Builder
Charles D. Mower, Mount Desert Yacht Yard

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