Designer Gary Mull Year 1980 Builder(s) Investigator Yachts | Location United States No. Built 66 Boat Weight 2,822 lb (1,280 kg) | |
The Sonata 26 is a sailboat that was designed by American Gary Mull.
The boat was built by Investigator Yachts in Australia, who completed 66 examples, starting in 1980. The design is out of production.
The Sonata 26 is a development of the Sonata 8. The two boats share the same specifications.
Design
The Sonata 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting or optional fixed fin keel. It displaces 2,822 lb (1,280 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the lifting keel down and 0.69 ft (0.21 m) with the keel up. A fixed keel version was also built with a draft of 5.2 ft (1.6 m)
References
Sonata 26 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA