Seller's Description
1980 Balboa Swing Keel Trailered Sailboat!!!
One of the largest trailerable sailboats on the market, she offers a hinged mast for easy rigging when you launch her and easy storage when it’s time to call it a day!!!
The large Cockpit area allows for comfortable days sailing and cruising with the family, with the adjustable tiller handle the Captain can stay in full control of the boat and give everyone plenty of room.
Rigged for single-handled sailing this is a great boat, down in the cabin you have a simple well-appointed galley with Icebox and Alcohol stove, ample room on the countertop to prepare full meals and lunches for the crew, a forward V berth for two Adults and a convertible dinette for two to sleep comfortably, there is a small single bunk aft, currently being used for storage but could fit a small adult or child comfortably.
the very economical 15HP Mariner Outboard gives great fuel economy and range on those short trips or days when the wind is slow!!!
Specs
- Designer
- Lyle C. Hess
- Builder
- Coastal Recreation Inc.
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Swing
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 26′ 6″ / 8.1 m
- Waterline Length
- 22′ 11″ / 7 m
- Beam
- 8′ 0″ / 2.4 m
- Draft
- 2′ 5″ / 0.8 m — 5′ 2″ / 1.6 m
- Displacement
- 4,900 lb / 2,223 kg
- Ballast
- 2,600 lb / 1,179 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 320′² / 29.7 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 320′² / 29.7 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 150′² / 14 m²
- P
- 27′ 3″ / 8.3 m
- E
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 170′² / 15.8 m²
- I
- 31′ 11″ / 9.8 m
- J
- 10′ 7″ / 3.2 m
- Forestay Length
- 33′ 8″ / 10.3 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Petter
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 21 gal / 79 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.9 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
-
17.8
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
-
53.0
>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
-
179.9
100-200: light
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
-
19.6
<20: lightweight racing boat
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
-
1.9
<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
An inboard was available as an option.
Said to be based on the earlier BALBOA 26.
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