2006 Herreshoff 12 1/2
$26,995
Length: 15' 9"
Beam: 5' 10"
Draft: 2' 5"
Hull Material: fiberglass
Condition: excellent
Engine Make: none
Horsepower: 0
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With Trailer: Yes
Location: Austin, Texas
Category: Sail
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Email Address bob.shipmanme.com . A SPECIAL BOAT Nathanael Herreshoff designed the H 12 12 in 1914. It has been in continuous production since then and is nearly universally acclaimed as on of the finest small boats of all time. By 1914 Mr. Herreshoff had a legendary career of designing and building 6 consecutive Americas Cup boats and winning 6 consecutive victories. Beginning construction of the 12 12, his Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built 364 wooden 12 12 boats from 1914 to 1943, when all manufacturing efforts were shifted to World War 2 military productions. In 1947, Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co. acquired the rights to the 12 12 design and switched to fiberglass hulls in 1950. In continuous production since then to today new boats (60,000 -) and all parts and accessories are readily available. SPECIFICATIONS LOA …………….. 15 9 LWL …………….. 12 6 Beam ………….. 5 10 Draft …………….. 29 full keel Displacement … 1,350 lbs. Ballast …………… 750 lbs. Lead Sail Area ……….. 140 sq.ft. Gaff Rig Spars ……………..Solid Sitka Spruce (mast, boom, gaff and jib boom) Classic Boat magazine Technical Editor, Theo Rye, has written about the 12 12 these are keel boats with a hefty ballast ratio, a healthy beamlength ratio and a modest sail area, your chance of capsizing are vanishingly small. Also, the cockpit is deep enough to offer security… CONTINUE READING HERE
