Ranger 29

The Ranger 29 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1971.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Ranger 29

Development
Designer	Gary Mull
Location	United States
Year	1971
Builder(s)	Ranger Yachts
Name	Ranger 29
Boat
Displacement	6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
Draft	4.67 ft (1.42 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	28.58 ft (8.71 m)
LWL	23.00 ft (7.01 m)
Beam	9.33 ft (2.84 m)
Engine type	Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,130 lb (1,420 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type skeg rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	37.00 ft (11.28 m)
J foretriangle base	12.33 ft (3.76 m)
P mainsail luff	33.00 ft (10.06 m)
E mainsail foot	11.00 ft (3.35 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	181.50 sq ft (16.862 m2)
Jib/genoa area	228.11 sq ft (21.192 m2)
Total sail area	409.61 sq ft (38.054 m2)
Racing
PHRF	186 (average)

The boat can be confused with the Philip Rhodes' 1960 Rhodes Ranger 29 design.^[6][7][8]

Production

The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States from 1971 to 1975 and is now out of production.^[1][5]

The design was replaced in production by the Mull-designed Ranger 28.^[1][5]

Design

The Ranger 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder mounted on a skeg and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,700 lb (3,039 kg) and carries 3,130 lb (1,420 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.67 ft (1.42 m) with the standard keel.^[1][2][5]

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of 30 hp (22 kW).^[1][5]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 195 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).^[2][5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types