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Colvic Sailer 26 |
Brief Notes |
Builder |
Hulls moulded by Colvic Craft,
fitted out by various yards, also many yachts home completed |
A small family
cruising yacht with a surprisingly spacious interior for her
size, with twin bilge keels allowing drying out. As many boats were home completed standards of fitout and finish can range from poor to very good indeed.
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Length OA |
26' 11" |
Sail Area |
300 sq ft quoted by Colvic |
Length WL |
21' 3" |
Rig |
Sloop |
Beam |
8' 11" |
Cabins |
forecabin and saloon |
Draught |
3' 6" twin keel |
Berths |
5/6 |
Displacement |
6,000 lbs |
Engine type |
various |
Ballast |
2,400 lbs |
Engine bhp |
10 - 25 |
Keel type |
Most yachts sold were twin bilge
keel, though fin keel versions were also built |
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The Colvic Sailer 26 hulls were designed by David Feltham, and moulded by
Colvic Ltd., and sold in quite large numbers both to professional
boatyards and to home completers for fitting out. One of the
major builders using these hulls was Atlanta, who sold the
resulting boat as the Atlanta 26.
The hulls have twin bilge keels moulded in as an integral
part of the hull, with internal encapsulated ballast. These
keels are near vertical, unlike the angled-out bolt-on iron
keels keels found on yachts such as the Westerly
Centaur. This made moulding easier but is less efficient
under sail.
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