Seller's Description
PRICE REDUCED $22,000 Now located north of Rice Lake, WI and near Hwy 53.
Fast, fun, and easy to sail, the Colgate 26 is used as a training vessel at sailing programs, raced in one design and mixed fleets, and makes a great daysailer with accomodations for overnight camping. I’ve been sailing in the Apostle Islands, mooring the boat at Madeline Island the past 10 years. Previous owner kept the boat in Door County, WI, so this is a freshwater only boat.
The Colgate is big enough to be dry and stable, it has a 10 ft. cockpit that easily seats 4. The cabin has 4 cushioned berths and a small sink for overnighting. Yet the boat is small enough to trailer and simple to take care of. We stored it and maintained it, no marina fees!
Best of all, this boat is fun to sail. Designed by Jim Taylor, it is well balanced and fast yet stable. Fingertip control with tiller steering. It looks great, this one has a red hull with white deck, light gray non-skid, black bottom paint. I love this boat, but moved up and time to sell.
Equipment: *Sails in good shape: jib is on a Harken furler, main, spinnaker with aluminum pole stored on stanchion brackets. *Aluminum spars, mast can be raised and lowered with a gin pole. *5 hp Mercury outboard with 3 gallon external tank in a dedicated locker. *Huge cockpit, 10 ft bench seats with bonus seats aft of the traveller *2 storage lockers, holds fenders, docklines and other gear *Tiller steering with hiking stick (drive with 2 fingers!) *Harken winches, blocks. cam cleats. *Rigid boom vang, traveller, backstay tensioner *Cabin has 4 cushioned berths, portable 5 gallon water tank, cooler, sink (no stove; we kept a campstove and cookware in a backpack) *12 volt electrical system: Navigation lights, masthead/anchoring light, cabin light, VHF radio, depthfinder *Solar panel to keep battery topped off *Trailer by Performance, 2 axel, inertia brakes, lights. Towing weight about 4000 lbs.
Specs
- Designer
- Jim Taylor
- Builder
- Precision Boat Works
- Association
- Colgate 26
- # Built
- 350
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin + Bulb
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 25′ 8″ / 7.8 m
- Waterline Length
- 20′ 0″ / 6.1 m
- Beam
- 8′ 5″ / 2.6 m
- Draft
- 3′ 6″ / 1.1 m
- Displacement
- 2,600 lb / 1,179 kg
- Ballast
- 1,050 lb / 476 kg (Lead)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 338′² / 31.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.9 kn
Classic: 5.99 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
-
28.6
>20: high performance
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
-
40.4
>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
-
144.8
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
-
10.6
<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
-
2.5
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
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
Originally commissioned and developed by Steve and Doris Colgate for use at their sailing schools.
A number have also been sold to US Coast Guard, US Navy, and Maine Maritime Academies for both instruction and intercollegiate competition.
A shoal draft version is also available:
Draft: 3.5’
Disp.: 2800 lbs.
Bal.: 1250 lbs.
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