Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Halsey Herreshoff |
Location | United States |
Year | 1977 |
Builder(s) | Chrysler Marine |
Role | Cruiser |
Name | Chrysler 26 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) |
Draft | 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with keel down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 25.95 ft (7.91 m) |
LWL | 22.00 ft (6.71 m) |
Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
Engine type | outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | swing keel |
Ballast | 1,900 lb (862 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
J foretriangle base | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
P mainsail luff | 23.3 ft (7.1 m) |
E mainsail foot | 7.58 ft (2.31 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 106 sq ft (9.8 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 151 sq ft (14.0 m2) |
Total sail area | 257 sq ft (23.9 m2) |
The Chrysler 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Chrysler Marine in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [6] [7]
The Chrysler 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem plumb stem, a nearly-plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or optional fixed fin keel. [1] [2]
The boat was produced with two different deck plans, the flush-deck "Cruiser" and the "Courser", named for the bird, with a more conventional coach house cabin. [1] [8]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although a diesel inboard was a factory option. [1] [2] [8]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The head is fully enclosed. Cabin headroom is 72 in (183 cm). [9] [8]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 480 sq ft (45 m2). [9]
The design has a hull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h). [2]
The boat is supported by an active class club the Chrysler Sailors and at one time also the Chrysler Sailing Association. [11] [12]
In a review SailRite wrote, "the Chrysler 26 is an excellent cruiser and features sleeping for six, with forward v-berth, double stern berth and two side berths. The Chrysler 26 also has an enclosed head for privacy. With six side windows and a translucent forward hatch there is plenty of ambient light." [9]
Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Halsey Herreshoff |
Location | United States |
Year | 1977 |
Builder(s) | Chrysler Marine |
Role | Cruiser |
Name | Chrysler 26 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) |
Draft | 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with keel down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 25.95 ft (7.91 m) |
LWL | 22.00 ft (6.71 m) |
Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
Engine type | outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | swing keel |
Ballast | 1,900 lb (862 kg) |
Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
J foretriangle base | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
P mainsail luff | 23.3 ft (7.1 m) |
E mainsail foot | 7.58 ft (2.31 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 106 sq ft (9.8 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 151 sq ft (14.0 m2) |
Total sail area | 257 sq ft (23.9 m2) |
The Chrysler 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1977. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The design was built by Chrysler Marine in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [6] [7]
The Chrysler 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem plumb stem, a nearly-plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or optional fixed fin keel. [1] [2]
The boat was produced with two different deck plans, the flush-deck "Cruiser" and the "Courser", named for the bird, with a more conventional coach house cabin. [1] [8]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although a diesel inboard was a factory option. [1] [2] [8]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The head is fully enclosed. Cabin headroom is 72 in (183 cm). [9] [8]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 480 sq ft (45 m2). [9]
The design has a hull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h). [2]
The boat is supported by an active class club the Chrysler Sailors and at one time also the Chrysler Sailing Association. [11] [12]
In a review SailRite wrote, "the Chrysler 26 is an excellent cruiser and features sleeping for six, with forward v-berth, double stern berth and two side berths. The Chrysler 26 also has an enclosed head for privacy. With six side windows and a translucent forward hatch there is plenty of ambient light." [9]