Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Alex McGruer |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1975 |
Builder(s) | Grampian Marine |
Name | Discovery 7.9 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) |
Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
LWL | 21.75 ft (6.63 m) |
Beam | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 33.25 ft (10.13 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 182.88 sq ft (16.990 m2) |
Total sail area | 322.88 sq ft (29.997 m2) |
|
The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975. [1] [2]
The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26. [1] [3]
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed. [1] [4]
After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements. [4]
The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) and carries 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) of ballast. [1]
The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]
The design has a hull speed of 6.25 kn (11.58 km/h). [5]
Related development
Similar sailboats
Development | |
---|---|
Designer | Alex McGruer |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1975 |
Builder(s) | Grampian Marine |
Name | Discovery 7.9 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) |
Draft | 3.75 ft (1.14 m) |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 26.00 ft (7.92 m) |
LWL | 21.75 ft (6.63 m) |
Beam | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
Engine type | Inboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fin keel |
Ballast | 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 33.25 ft (10.13 m) |
J foretriangle base | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
P mainsail luff | 28.00 ft (8.53 m) |
E mainsail foot | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
Mainsail area | 140.00 sq ft (13.006 m2) |
Jib/ genoa area | 182.88 sq ft (16.990 m2) |
Total sail area | 322.88 sq ft (29.997 m2) |
|
The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975. [1] [2]
The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26. [1] [3]
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed. [1] [4]
After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements. [4]
The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) and carries 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) of ballast. [1]
The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]
The design has a hull speed of 6.25 kn (11.58 km/h). [5]
Related development
Similar sailboats