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1967 Melges M20
Estimated price for orientation: 305 $
Category: Sailboats Under 20 feet
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Description Year: 1967 Keel: Dual swing centerboards/Dual rudders Make: Melges Trailer: Included Model: M20 Use: Fresh Water Type: Scow Engine Type: Single Outboard Length (feet): 20 Engine Make: Mariner 4HP Beam (feet): 6 Primary Fuel Type: Gas Hull Material: Fiberglass For Sale By: Private Seller Rigging: Sloop, Cutter
The M-20 is 20' long and 5'8" wide. The tunnel of the hull is refers to the fact that the middle section of the bottom is 3" shallower than the bilges on each side of the boat. This tunnel promotes planing , and aids winward performance. The boat is sailed heeled, with the bilgeboards becoming perpendicular to the waters surface at 25 to 30 degrees of list. Sailing the M-20 heeled reduces wetted surface area and lengthens the waterline. With the bilgeboards down the boat draws 3'6", and 8" with the boards up. The boards are slightly toed in to provide a lifting surface for increased upwind performance.The modern sail plan is mounted on a 26 foot mast and 9'6" boom. The M-20 carries 176 square feet of sail and a powerful 300 square foot spinnaker for offwind speed. A full set of sail adjustments keep the skipper and crew on their toes. An adjustable permanent backstay and flexible spar allow competitive crew weights to range from 270 to 450 pounds. as a result the M-20 is popular with families. Male/Female teams, older teenagers, as well as two man teams all compete successfully in this versatile dingy.
Description
| Year: | 1967 | Keel: | Dual swing centerboards/Dual rudders |
| Make: | Melges | Trailer: | Included |
| Model: | M20 | Use: | Fresh Water |
| Type: | Scow | Engine Type: | Single Outboard |
| Length (feet): | 20 | Engine Make: | Mariner 4HP |
| Beam (feet): | 6 | Primary Fuel Type: | Gas |
| Hull Material: | Fiberglass | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
| Rigging: | Sloop, Cutter |
The M-20 is 20' long and 5'8" wide. The tunnel of the hull is refers to the fact that the middle section of the bottom is 3" shallower than the bilges on each side of the boat. This tunnel promotes planing , and aids winward performance. The boat is sailed heeled, with the bilgeboards becoming perpendicular to the waters surface at 25 to 30 degrees of list. Sailing the M-20 heeled reduces wetted surface area and lengthens the waterline. With the bilgeboards down the boat draws 3'6", and 8" with the boards up. The boards are slightly toed in to provide a lifting surface for increased upwind performance.The modern sail plan is mounted on a 26 foot mast and 9'6" boom. The M-20 carries 176 square feet of sail and a powerful 300 square foot spinnaker for offwind speed. A full set of sail adjustments keep the skipper and crew on their toes. An adjustable permanent backstay and flexible spar allow competitive crew weights to range from 270 to 450 pounds. as a result the M-20 is popular with families. Male/Female teams, older teenagers, as well as two man teams all compete successfully in this versatile dingy.