Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type:
Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
LOA:
29.33 ft / 8.94 m
LWL:
23.00 ft / 7.01 m
S.A. (reported):
349.00 ft2 / 32.42 m2
Beam:
8.17 ft / 2.49 m
Draft (max):
4.50 ft / 1.37 m
Draft (min):
Displacement:
6,500 lb / 2,948 kg
Ballast:
3,000 lb / 1,361 kg
S.A./Disp.:
16.08
Bal./Disp.:
46.15
Disp./Len.:
238.50
Construction:
FG
Ballast Type:
First Built:
1975
Last Built:
# Built:
190
Builder:
Hughes Boat Works Ltd. (CAN)
Designer:
Howard Hughes
Website:
Auxiliary Power/Water (orig. equip.)
Make:
Universal
Model:
Atomic 4
Type:
Gas
HP:
Water:
20 gals.
Fuel:
12 gals.
Sailboat Calculations
S.A./Disp.:
16.08
Bal./Disp.:
46.15
Disp./Len.:
238.50
Comfort Ratio:
24.58
Rig and Sail Particulars
I:
33.30 ft / 10.15 m
J:
11.00 ft / 3.35 m
P:
30.20 ft / 9.20 m
E:
11.00 ft / 3.35 m
SPL/TPS:
ISP:
S.A. Fore:
183.15 ft2 / 17.02 m2
S.A. Main:
166.10 ft2 / 15.43 m2
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)
349.25 ft2 / 32.45 m2
S.A./Disp. (calc.):
16.09
Est. Forestay Len.:
35.07 ft / 10.69 m
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Notes
Not to be confused with the HUGHES-COLUMBIA 8.7. Thanks to HUGHES 29 owner Dick de Lange for providing images and updated information. It is thought that nearly 200 of these yachts were built. Dates have been hard to confirm.
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