Thames Marine Mirage 29 Explained

Thames Marine Mirage 29
Location:United Kingdom
Year:1983
Builder:Thames Marine
Displacement:82670NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:28.83feet
Lwl:25.25feet
Beam:10.5feet
Hull Draft:3.75feet
Engine:Volvo Penta 180NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:twin keel
Rudder Type:External stern mounted, dagger type, mounted on pintails
Rigs:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Total:353square feet
Phrf:177 (average)

The Thames Marine Mirage 29 is a British sailboat, that was first built in 1983 by Thames Marine of the United Kingdom. It is now out of production.[1] [2] [3]

The Thames Marine Mirage 29 design is sometimes confused with a 1986 Canadian design, the Mirage Yachts-built Mirage 29.[3] [4] [5]

Design

The Mirage 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an external convetually stern mounted, streight dagger rudder on pintals and fixed twin keel. It displaces 82670NaN0.[1] [2] [3]

The boat has a draft of 3.75feet with the standard keel.[1] [3]

The boat is fitted with a Volvo Penta diesel engine of 180NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 177 with a high of 183 and low of 174. It has a hull speed of 6.732NaN2.[2] [3]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Mirage 29 sailboat specifications and details. 18 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220311161622/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-29-uk. 11 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for UK Mirage 29 . 18 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101420/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4268/mirage-29-uk. 19 April 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Mirage 29 (UK). 11 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220311161357/https://sailboat.guide/thames/mirage-29-uk. 11 March 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Mirage 29 sailboat specifications and details. 17 April 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220310235734/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-29. 10 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Mirage 29 . 18 April 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170418082950/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/968/mirage-29. 18 April 2017. dead.