| Martin 29 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Martin 29-Mystique.jpg |
| Designer: | Don Martin |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Builder: | Cooper Enterprises |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.75feet |
| Displacement: | 62000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fibreglass |
| Loa: | 28.58feet |
| Lwl: | 22.5feet |
| Beam: | 9.25feet |
| Engine: | Volvo MD6A 120NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 25000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 36feet |
| J: | 11.4feet |
| P: | 31.5feet |
| E: | 9.5feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 149.63square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 205.2square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 354.83square feet |
The Martin 29 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Don Martin as an International Offshore Rule Half Ton class racer-cruiser and first built in 1972.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by Cooper Enterprises in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, starting in 1972, but the company went out of business in 1990 and the boat out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6]
The Martin 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 62000NaN0 and carries 25000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 4.75feet with the standard keel.[1] [2]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD6A diesel engine of 120NaN0 for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.36kn.[2]
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Half Ton Class.[7] [8]