| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Philip Rhodes |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1960 |
| Builder | de Visser Shipyard |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Rhodes Ranger 29 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 7,965 lb (3,613 kg) |
| Draft | 3.82 ft (1.16 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 28.50 ft (8.69 m) |
| LWL | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | inboard engine or outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | modified long keel |
| Ballast | 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 10.80 ft (3.29 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 27.30 ft (8.32 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 163.80 sq ft (15.218 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 164.70 sq ft (15.301 m2) |
| Total sail area | 328.50 sq ft (30.519 m2) |
The Rhodes Ranger 29 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1960. The boat is Rhodes' design #437. [1] [2] [3]
The Rhodes Ranger 29 can be confused with the 1971 Gary Mull-designed Ranger 29. [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]
A version built in the United Kingdom was marketed as the Santander 28. [1] [3]
The design was built by de Visser Shipyard in the Netherlands, starting in 1960, but it is now out of production. Seafarer Yachts imported the design into the United States. [1] [3] [7] [8]
The Rhodes Ranger 29 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 7,965 lb (3,613 kg) and carries 1,900 lb (862 kg) of iron ballast, or, optionally, 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) of lead ballast. [1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.82 ft (1.16 m) with the standard keel. [1] [3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor mounted in the lazarette well, or, optionally, an inboard motor mounted over the keel, for docking and maneuvering. [1] [3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on both sides of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove to port and a sink to starboard. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side, opposite a hanging locker. [1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.99 kn (11.09 km/h). [3]