Seller's Description
973 Gary Mull design Ranger 29
After almost 10 years of ownership and great memories I am ready to move up to a larger sailboat.
Length Overall 28 7
LWL 23
Beam 9 4
Max draft 4 8
Dacron mainsail plus 170 and 110 genoas
Universal Atomic 4 inboard 30hp engine starts first time every time and runs like a top
Interior 2 burner alcohol stove (inoperable when I purchased vessel and I never investigated what it needed to make it operable because I enjoy using the outdoor propane stove)
Outside magma propane grill
Lifejackets
Marina slip on Lake Travis main basin (best sailing location) close to Austin Yacht Club
Improvements made prior to my ownership:
Engine full professional rebuild in 2001
Freshwater engine cooling system installed
Improvements made under my ownership:
Starter professionally rebuilt (2015)
Racor fuel filter and water separator installed (2018)
Frenshwater cooling system raw water strainer installed (2018)
Metal fuel tank replaced with new permanent below deck 12 gallon plastic fuel tank (2018)
New lifelines (2018)
Cockpit cushions reupholstered (2018)
New carburetor (2018)
Installed ProMariner Triple Bank Onboard Marine Battery Charger (2019)
Prop shaft stuffing box replaced (2019)
Installed remote water pump grease gun lubrication kit (2020)
New fuel pump (2023)
All six portlights replaced with new custom fabricated Lexan polycarbonate window panes and rebedded with butyl tape (2024)
New EVA flooring installed (2024)
New upholstery fabric on all settees (2024)
All six port panels replaced with new Lexan polycarbonate and re-bedded with butyl tape (2024)
New running rigging: mainsheet, main halyard, jib halyard (2024)
New flag blue hull paint purchased from TotalBoat Marine Supplies. I havent gotten around to repainting but am including the paint with this sale.
Specs
- Designer
- Gary Mull
- Builder
- Ranger Yachts
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Skeg
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 29′ 0″ / 8.8 m
- Waterline Length
- 22′ 11″ / 7 m
- Beam
- 9′ 3″ / 2.8 m
- Draft
- 4′ 7″ / 1.4 m
- Displacement
- 6,700 lb / 3,039 kg
- Ballast
- 3,130 lb / 1,420 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 410′² / 38.1 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 410′² / 38.1 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 181′² / 16.9 m²
- P
- 33′ 0″ / 10.1 m
- E
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 228′² / 21.2 m²
- I
- 37′ 0″ / 11.3 m
- J
- 12′ 4″ / 3.8 m
- Forestay Length
- 39′ 0″ / 11.9 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Universal
- Model
- Atomic 4
- HP
- 30
- Fuel Type
- Gas
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 2
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.2 kn
Classic: 6.43 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
18.5
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
46.7
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
245.9
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
21.3
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Replaced with the RANGER 28 (1976), also by Mull.
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