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1989 Nicholson Lightning

Lansing, Michigan, United States

$5,000 USD

The owner bought this boat in 1989

Standard features

Nickels 14294 in excellent condition plus trailer with new bunks, tires, and wheel bearings. Still a good racer. Two sets of sails, one for racing one for cruising. Four year old FabriCraft green cover. White hull and deck with turquoise/red edging. Always stored indoors winters. Many extras.

Listed June 21, 2020 | Updated August 24, 2020

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Specs

Designer: Sparkman & Stephens

Builders: Nickels Boat Works, Inc.; Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co.; Helms - Jack A. Helms Co.; Siddons & Sindle; Lippincott Boat Works; J.J. Taylor and Sons Ltd.; Lockley Newport Boats; Eichenlaub Boat Co.; Mobjack Manufacturing Corp.; Clark Boat Company; Allen Boat Co.; Loftland Sail-craft Inc.

Association: Lightning Class (Int)

# Built: 15550

Hull: Monohull Dinghy

Keel: Centerboard

Rudder: ?

Construction: Wood or FG

Dimensions

Length Overall: 18′ 11″ / 5.8 m

Waterline Length: 15′ 3″ / 4.7 m

Beam: 6′ 5″ / 2 m

Draft: 0′ 5″ / 0.1 m — 4′ 11″ / 1.5 m

Displacement: 700 lb / 318 kg

Ballast: 130 lb / 59 kg

Rig and Sails

Type: Sloop

Reported Sail Area: 172′² / 16 m²

Total Sail Area: 189′² / 17.6 m²

Mainsail

Sail Area: 120′² / 11.2 m²

P: 24′ 0″ / 7.3 m

E: 10′ 0″ / 3.1 m

Mast Height: ?

Foresail

Sail Area: 69′² / 6.4 m²

I: 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m

J: 6′ 11″ / 2.1 m

Forestay Length: 21′ 1″ / 6.5 m

Auxilary Power

Make: ?

Model: ?

HP: ?

Fuel Type: ?

Fuel Capacity: ?

Engine Hours: ?

Accomodations

Water Capacity: ?

Holding Tank Capacity: ?

Headroom: ?

Cabins: ?

Calculations

Hull Speed: 5.23 knots

Sail Area/Displacement: 34.91
high performance

Ballast/Displacement: 18.57
less stiff, less powerful

Displacement/Length: 88.11
Ultralight

Comfort Ratio: 5.42
lightweight racing boat

Capsize Screening: 2.93
better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

One of the most popular one-design classes in the US since the 1940’s. But fleets also exist in other parts of the world.
Although originally designed for wood planked construction, nearly all boats since the early 1960’s have been built of fiberglass.
Ballast above is max weight of centerboard.

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