Falmouth Cutter 26 Explained

Falmouth Cutter 26
Designer:Lyle Hess
Location:United States
No Built:9
Builder:Russell Yachts
Role:Cruiser
Draft:4.75feet
Displacement:120000NaN0
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:fiberglass
Loa:26feet
Lwl:23.75feet
Beam:9.58feet
Engine:inboard motor
Keel Type:long keel
Ballast:37080NaN0
Rudder Type:keel and transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:cutter rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:214square feet
Sailarea Headsail:173square feet
Sails Other:staysail

113square feet

Sailarea Total:500square feet

The Falmouth Cutter 26 is an American sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a cruiser.[1] [2]

Production

The design was built by Russell Yachts in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Nine boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1]

Design

The Falmouth Cutter 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a cutter rigged sloop with a plumb stem, an angled transom, a keel and transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 120000NaN0 and carries 37080NaN0 of lead ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 4.75feet with the standard keel.[1]

See also

Related development

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Falmouth Cutter 26 sailboat. 25 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20211125210015/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/falmouth-cutter-26. 25 November 2021. live.
  2. Web site: Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002. 25 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20210107195500/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hess-lyle-c. 7 January 2021. live.