⛵ Sailboat

ABLE 20

Masthead Sloop • Long Keel • Built 1972

photo drawing

Dimensions

LOA
20 ft
LWL
16 ft
Beam
7.33 ft
Max Draft
2.42 ft
Displacement
2,500 lbs
Ballast
1,000 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.16 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
17.5
D/L Ratio ⓘ
272
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
40.0%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
202 sq ft
I
24 ft
J
8 ft
P
20.42 ft
E
8.5 ft

Construction

Hull Type
Long Keel
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1972
Last Built
—
Number Built
—

Engine & Accommodations

Water
10 gal
Notes:

BUILDERS:

Loughlin Boat Works

Miami, FL (USA)

Able Shipwrights Inc.,

6 North Main Street

East Hampton, CT 06424

Able Marine

Southwest Harbor, ME

Later versions were said to have a taller rig and more ballast.

A Facebook article has appeared (2011).

An alternate name was ABLE SHIPRIGHT 20.

An original brochure and possibly other information is said to exist at the Mystic Seaport Museum.

How many were built is unknown (to us).

Builder

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