Ranger 26-2 Explained
| Ranger 26-2 |
| Designer: | Gary Mull |
| Location: | United States |
| Builder: | Ranger Yachts (division of Lear Siegler) |
| Crew: | two |
| Displacement: | 30000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26feet |
| Lwl: | 19.79feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Hull Draft: | 4.75feet |
| Keel Type: | lifting fin keel |
| Ballast: | lead |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rigs: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I: | 26.4feet |
| J: | 8.8feet |
| P: | 30.5feet |
| E: | 11feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 167.75square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 116.16square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 283.91square feet |
| Phrf: | 186 (average) |
The Ranger 26-2 is an American trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Ranger 26-2 design is not related to the Ranger 26, which was designed by Mull in 1969.[1] [5]
Production
The boat was built by Ranger Yachts, in the United States from 1980 until 1982. Ranger Yaxcjhts was a division of Lear Siegler at that time. Only a small number of boats of the design were completed and it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6] [7]
Design
The Ranger 26-2 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a lifting keel. It displaces 30000NaN0 and carries 11400NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [2] [5]
The boat has a draft of 4.75feet with the retractable keel in the fully down position.[1] [2] [5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 201 and low of 159. It has a hull speed of 5.962NaN2.[2] [5]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Ranger 26-2 (Mull) sailboat specifications and details. 2 October 2016. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20211115184024/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ranger-26-2-mull. 15 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Ranger 26-2 . 2 October 2016. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003060427/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/229/ranger-26-2. 3 October 2016. live.
- 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 26-2 (Mull). 3 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220303144600/https://sailboat.guide/ranger/26-2-mull. 3 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Ranger Yachts (USA) . 15 November 2016. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20211113202411/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ranger-yachts-usa. 13 November 2021. live.
- Web site: Lear Siegler Inc. 1961 - 2002. 15 November 2016. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2016. https://archive.today/20201016152624/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lear-siegler-inc . 16 October 2020. live.
