LUDERS 16
Fractional Sloop • Fin Keel • Built 1933–1979
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.33 ft
- LWL
- 16.33 ft
- Beam
- 5.75 ft
- Max Draft
- 4 ft
- Displacement
- 2,950 lbs
- Ballast
- 1,600 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.60 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 302
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 54.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 224 sq ft
- I
- 22.25 ft
- J
- 5.83 ft
- P
- 29 ft
- E
- 11 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin Keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- molded plywood or FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1933
- Last Built
- 1979
- Number Built
- 229
Notes: Originally called the Fishers Island L-Class. The very first boats (14) were of conventional planked construction from the Luders Yard for the Fishers Island YC. Most of these were destroyed in a hurricane after the very first year. After World War II orders came, first from the Chicago YC, for a new version, built of molded plywood. It is thought more than 100 of these were built. In the 1960's and 70's, a fiberglass version was built by Continental Plastics Corporation, then by Midwest Marine and Easterly Yachts.\n
Designer
- Alfred E. Luders (1909–1999)
Builders
- Continental Plastics Inc. (USA)
- Easterly Yachts (USA) (1969–1980)