| Tanzer 10.5 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Tanzer 10.5 sailboat Harmonia 5063.jpg |
| Crew: | Two |
| Type: | Masthead sloop |
| Construction: | Fibreglass |
| Keel: | fixed conventional fin keel or swing keel |
| Loa: | 34.42feet |
| Lwl: | 27.5feet |
| Beam: | 11.5feet |
| Draft: | 6.5feet swing keel down |
| Phrf: | 162 (fixed keel version) |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Designer: | Dick Carter/Johann Tanzer |
| Location: | Canada |
| Builder: | Tanzer Industries |
The Tanzer 10.5 is a Canadian sailboat, that was first built in 1983. The boat was developed from the 1980 Dick Carter designed Tanzer 10, with contributions from Johann Tanzer.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The boat was built by Tanzer Industries Limited in Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in 1986 and production had ended by then.[1] [6]
The Tanzer 10.5 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom and skeg-hung rudder, wheel steering and a fixed fin keel or optionally a swing keel as the Tanzer 10 LK. The boat displaces 130000NaN0 and carries 57000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [5]
The boat is powered by a Japanese-made Yanmar diesel engine of 300NaN0. It has a pilothouse and inside steering. The pilothouse is access ed from the cockpit down a short ladder. The pilothouse has wrap-around windows and a helm position to starboard, with a chart table located outboard. Aft of the pilothouse is the head with a shower. Next to that is the galley, with a three-burner propane stove and oven. The main cabin is two steps down from the pilothouse and features a dinette table with seating for eight people. The table can be converted to a double berth. In the bow are two separate berths, with the starboard one above the port one. There are seven deck hatches and three opening ports for ventilation.[1] [5]
Sails include a self-tending jib, 110% and 150% genoas, as well as a poleless spinnaker of 1300square feet intended only for cruising use.[5]
It has a hull speed of 7.032NaN2.[3]
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Tanzer 10.5 (a 34 footer) was designed with a number of very interesting and innovative features. It has a retractable ballasted keel. Unlike many boats with a swing keel arrangement, the Tanzer 10.5's keel fills-in the entire keel house opening when it is in its lowered position. This means its performance should come very close to that of a true fixed keel. (While conceived as a boat with a retractable keel, it was possible to order it with a standard fin keel or fixed shoal draft keel.) Although the Tanzer 10.5 looks very much like a sleek sailboat, it actually has a pilot house with an interior steering station. Likewise, although the Tanzer 10.5 looks like it is an aft-cockpit boat, it is really a quasi mid-cockpit sailboat. It has a cabin located aft of the cockpit, which is connected to the main cabin by a small passage way. The innovative design of the Tanzer 10.5 does have a few drawbacks. For example, it has a small cockpit for a 34 footer, and because of the complexities of the keel lifting mechanism, this part of the boat is prone to problems."[7]