 Chrysler 26 Courser | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Halsey Herreshoff |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| Builder | Chrysler Marine |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Chrysler 26 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) |
| Draft | 6.25 ft (1.91 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 25.95 ft (7.91 m) |
| LWL | 22.00 ft (6.71 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 1,900 lb (862 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 27.5 ft (8.4 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 23.3 ft (7.1 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 7.58 ft (2.31 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloopmasthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 106 sq ft (9.8 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 151 sq ft (14.0 m2) |
| Total sail area | 257 sq ft (23.9 m2) |
TheChrysler 26 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byHalsey Herreshoff as acruiser and first built in 1977.[1][2][3][4][5]
The design was built byChrysler Marine in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.[1][2][6][7]
The Chrysler 26 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass. It has amasthead sloop rig, araked stemplumb stem, a nearly-plumbtransom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and aswing keel or optional fixed finkeel.[1][2]
The boat was produced with two different deck plans, the flush-deck "Cruiser" and the "Courser", named forthe bird, with a more conventional coach house cabin.[1][8]
The boat is normally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although adiesel inboard was a factory option.[1][2][8]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. Thehead is fully enclosed. Cabin headroom is 72 in (183 cm).[9][8]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetricalspinnaker of 480 sq ft (45 m2).[9]
The design has ahull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h).[2]
The boat is supported by an active class club theChrysler Sailors and at one time also theChrysler Sailing Association.[11][12]
In a review SailRite wrote, "the Chrysler 26 is an excellent cruiser and features sleeping for six, with forward v-berth, double stern berth and two side berths. The Chrysler 26 also has an enclosed head for privacy. With six side windows and a translucent forward hatch there is plenty of ambient light."[9]
