Harpoon 6.2
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | [[C&C Design (Robert W. Ball)]] |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1979 |
| No. built | 150 |
| Builder(s) | Boston Whaler |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Harpoon 6.2 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,700 lb (771 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 20.33 ft (6.20 m) |
| LWL | 15.83 ft (4.82 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 550 lb (249 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 19.25 ft (5.87 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.67 ft (2.34 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 22.50 ft (6.86 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.25 ft (3.12 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 115.31 sq ft (10.713 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 73.82 sq ft (6.858 m2) |
| Total sail area | 189.14 sq ft (17.572 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 234 |
The Harpoon 6.2 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by C&C Design of Canada, as a racer and first built in 1979.[1][2][3]
Production
[edit]The design was built by Boston Whaler in the United States between 1979 and 1983, with 150 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]
Design
[edit]The Harpoon 6.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. The construction was fiberglass over a thick foam core for stiffness and which also renders the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1,700 lb (771 kg) and carries 550 lb (249 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard fin keel and is normally fitted with a small 2 to 4 hp (1 to 3 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin. The galley is located on both sides just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove on the starboard side and a sink to port. An anchor locker is provided in the bow. Cabin headroom is 51 in (130 cm).[1][3]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 234 and a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h).[3]
Operational history
[edit]In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "for a few years in the early 1980s, Boston Whaler went into she sailboat business, producing a '5.2' (17 feet long) and '6.2' ... Best features: The Harpoon 6.2 comes close to the best racing sailers among her comp[etitor]s, the Antrim 20 and the Mystic Mini-Ton 21, but we don't think she makes the grade in terms of beauty or grace. Worst features: A short waterline and relatively shallower and lighter ballast keeps her racing performance from equalling the Antrim or the Mini-Ton. Space below is equal to the roomy Antrim, but is not laid out as well—and includes only two berths, not four as with all her comp[etitor]s. Prices for used boats may be higher than what may seem rational, based on the hypnotic drawing power of the Boston Whaler name."[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harpoon 6.2 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "C&C Design 1961 - 2017". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 101. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Boston Whaler (USA) 1955 -". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
