Terrapin 21

Description

L.O.D.                    21’ ½”

L.W.L.                    18’ 4”

BEAM                     6’ 9”

DRAFT                   1’ 2 ½” board up / 3’ 8 ¼” Board down

DISPLACEMENT    3,000 lbs.  (1.5 US tons)  TRAILER WEIGHT 2,500 lbs. with lead ballast; 2,100 lbs. with lead & water ballast

BALLAST               800 lbs. total, internal, plus water, fuel and stores to trim OR 400 lbs. lead, 400 lbs. water ballast; remainder in stores

TYPE                      TRAILERABLE Shoal-bodied centerboard sloop

POWER                  Outboard on bracket — optional

SAIL AREA             218 square feet

RIG                        Gaff sloop, self-tending / Mast in tabernacle

ACCOMMODATIONS           The cabin sleeps two adults in a double-“V”-berth.  A large ice box is top-loading in the galley.  Headroom is 3’ 11”.  Drop-leaves hinged to the centerboard trunk make a table for two and double as a chart table.

CONSTRUCTION    Cold-molded wood/epoxy/fabric:  Bottom — double diagonal marine ply planks (5/16” x 12”) over keelson plank, bilge stringers and chine logs. Sides — 3/8” marine plywood joined with butt blocks and taped exterior joints. Decks — 3/8” marine ply over sawn beams.  Covering system — epoxy impregnated Xynole-polyester cloth finished with linear polyurethane paint systems.  Spars — mast, gaff and booms are solid Douglas fir.  Interior — painted ply trimmed with varnished hardwoods.