Engineering:Discovery 7.9
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Development | |
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Designer | Alex McGruer |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1975 |
Builder(s) | Grampian Marine |
Boat | |
Boat weight | 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) |
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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]
Production
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]
Design
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]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Beneteau First 26
- Beneteau First 265
- C&C 26
- C&C 26 Wave
- Contessa 26
- Dawson 26
- Grampian 26
- Herreshoff H-26
- Hunter 26
- Hunter 26.5
- Hunter 260
- Hunter 270
- MacGregor 26
- Mirage 26
- Nash 26
- Nonsuch 26
- Outlaw 26
- Paceship PY 26
- Parker Dawson 26
- Pearson 26
- Sandstream 26
- Tanzer 26
- Yamaha 26
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/grampian-26. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Alex McGruer". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mcgruer-alex. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/grampian-26. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian Marine". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/grampian-marine. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Grampian Discovery 7.9". Sailing Joy. http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/579/grampian-discovery-7-9. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
External links
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery 7.9.
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