The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975.[1][2]

The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26.[1][3]

Production

The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed.[1][4]

After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements.[4]

Design

Discovery 7.9
A post production boat, built by a later concern using the same molds, with a different window arrangement

The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,100 lb (2,313 kg) and carries 2,300 lb (1,043 kg) of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]

The design has a hull speed of 6.25 kn (11.58 km/h).[5]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Alex McGruer". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  3. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian 26 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b Browning, Randy (2018). "Grampian Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Grampian Discovery 7.9". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_7.9
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