| Lancer 40 | |
| Designer: | Herb David |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Builder: | Lancer Yachts |
| Role: | Motorsailer |
| Draft: | 6.3feet |
| Displacement: | 155000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 40feet |
| Lwl: | 33.67feet |
| Beam: | 12feet |
| Engine: | inboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 45000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 49.5feet |
| J: | 14.8feet |
| P: | 43feet |
| E: | 15feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 322.5square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 366.3square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 688.8square feet |
The Lancer 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Herb David as a motorsailer and cruiser and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3]
The design was built by Lancer Yachts in the United States, between 1983 and 1985, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Lancer 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a center cockpit, a raked stem, an angled transom, with a fixed swimming platform, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 155000NaN0 and carries 45000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 6.3feet with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard motor for cruising, docking and maneuvering.[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 7.77kn.[3]
