HUGHES 29
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1975
Dimensions
- LOA
- 29.33 ft
- LWL
- 23 ft
- Beam
- 8.17 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 6,500 lbs
- Ballast
- 3,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.75 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 238
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 46.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 349 sq ft
- I
- 33.3 ft
- J
- 11 ft
- P
- 30.2 ft
- E
- 11 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1975
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 190
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Universal
- Engine Model
- Atomic 4
- Engine Type
- Gas
- Water
- 20 gal
- Fuel
- 12 gal
Notes:
Not to be confused with the HUGHES-COLUMBIA 8.7. Thanks to HUGHES 29 owner Dick de Lange for providing the drawings and updated information.
It is thought that nearly 200 of these yachts were built. Dates have been hard to confirm.
Photo courtesy of Adam Hunt.
Builder
- Hughes Boat Works (1963–1991)