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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carter Pyle andJoe Quigg |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1966 |
| No. built | 582 |
| Builder(s) | Newport Boats Mobjack Manufacturing |
| Role | Children'sday sailer |
| Name | Flipper |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 80 lb (36 kg) |
| Draft | 2.20 ft (0.67 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Beam | 3.92 ft (1.19 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Catboat |
| Mainsail area | 37.00 sq ft (3.437 m2) |
| Total sail area | 37.00 sq ft (3.437 m2) |
TheFlipper is an Americansailboat that was designed byCarter Pyle andJoe Quigg as adaysailer intended for children, first built in 1966.[1][2][3][4]
Named for theperiod TV series, the boat is sometimes confused with the 1970Danish Flipper dinghy, sometimes called the Flipper Export, of which 15,000 were built.[5]
The design was built byMobjack Manufacturing inGloucester, Virginia andNewport Boats inNewport, California,United States. A total of 582 boats were completed starting in 1966, but it is now out of production.[1][3][6][7]
The Flipper is a recreationalsailing dinghy, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. The hull bottom is foam-filled, making it unsinkable. It has an unstayedcatboat rig, a nearlyplumb stem, a verticaltransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller with an extension and a removabledaggerboard. The hull displaces 80 lb (36 kg) fully-rigged.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 2.20 ft (0.67 m) with the daggerboard extended and 2 in (5.1 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer orautomobile roof.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped withboom vang and a center boom-mountedmainsheet.[1]
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