Paceship PY 26

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Paceship PY 26
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Development
DesignerJohn Deknatel of C. Raymond Hunt Assoc.
Location Canada
Year1972
No. built364
Builder(s) Paceship Yachts
AMF Corporation
NamePaceship PY 26
Boat
Displacement 6,000 lb (2,722 kg)
Draft 4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass
LOA 26.33 ft (8.03 m)
LWL 22.50 ft (6.86 m)
Beam 9.50 ft (2.90 m)
Engine type Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast2,200 lb (998 kg)
Ruddertransom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height34.00 ft (10.36 m)
J foretriangle base11.90 ft (3.63 m)
P mainsail luff28.85 ft (8.79 m)
E mainsail foot9.50 ft (2.90 m)
Sails
Sailplan Masthead sloop
Mainsail area137.04 sq ft (12.731 m2)
Jib/genoa area202.30 sq ft (18.794 m2)
Total sail area339.34 sq ft (31.526 m2)
Tanzer 27  

The Paceship PY 26 is a recreational keelboat [1] [2] [3] built by Paceship Yachts of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada starting in 1974. In 1977 the design was acquired by AMF Corporation and built in Connecticut, United States until 1982. In total 364 were produced. [1] [4] [5] [6]

It has a masthead sloop rig.

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Paceship PY 26
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Paceship PY 26 cockpit
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Paceship PY 26

Designed by John Deknatel of C. Raymond Hunt Assoc. the fibreglass hull has a keel-stepped mast, a raked stem, a near-vertical transom, a large transom-hung rudder [7] controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. The fin keel modeland carries 2,200 lb (998 kg) of iron ballast. [1] The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel fitted. [1]

There was also a stub keel/centreboard version.

It can be fitted with either an inboard motor or an outboard motor although with a displacement of 6,000 lb (2,722 kg) it is at the upper limit of what an outboard can handle. [8]

In 1982 AMF sold the hull molds to Tanzer Industries who marketed it as the Tanzer 27. [1] [9] [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2019). "PY 26 (Paceship) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "John Deknatel". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Paceship Yachts Ltd. 1962 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "AMF Corp. 1900 - 2012". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Tanzer Industries Ltd 1966 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. Moran, Jay (2011). "Paceship Yachts Ltd - PY26". paceship.org. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 McGoldrick, Michael (2019). "Paceship PY26". Sail Quest. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Tanzer 27 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2019.