Ranger 26 Explained
| Ranger 26 |
| Designer: | Gary Mull |
| Location: | United States |
| Builder: | Ranger Yachts |
| Displacement: | 58600NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26.25feet |
| Lwl: | 21.75feet |
| Beam: | 8.67feet |
| Hull Draft: | 4.33feet |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 20500NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 33feet |
| J: | 11.5feet |
| P: | 26.4feet |
| E: | 10feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 132square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 189.75square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 321.75square feet |
The Ranger 26 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Ranger 26 is not related to the 1980 Mull designed Ranger 26-2, nor is it related to the Raymond Richards designed Ranger Boat Company 26 of 1978 or the Germán Frers designed 1983 Frers 26, which was marketed as the Ranger 26 by the Brazilian company Mariner Construções Náuticas Ltd for a time.[6] [7]
Production
The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States with production from 1969 to 1975. The design is now out of production.[1] [5] [8]
Design
The Ranger 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 58600NaN0 and carries 20500NaN0 of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.33feet with the standard fin keel.[1] [2] [5]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.252NaN2.[2] [5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Ranger 26 (Mull) sailboat specifications and details. 14 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2016 . https://archive.today/20211114022050/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ranger-26-mull. 14 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Ranger 26 (Mull). 29 September 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161001192839/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/630/ranger-26-mull. 1 October 2016. dead.
- Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
- Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
- Web site: Ranger 26 (Mull). 3 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220303144219/https://sailboat.guide/ranger/26-mull. 3 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Ranger 26 (Richards) sailboat specifications and details. 14 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2016 . https://archive.today/20211114021631/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ranger-26-richards . 14 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Ranger 26 (Frers) sailboat specifications and details. 14 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2016 . https://archive.today/20211114021635/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ranger-26-frers. 14 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Ranger Yachts (USA) . 14 November 2021. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20211113202411/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ranger-yachts-usa. 13 November 2021. live.
