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Sailboat class
The
Bay Hen 21
is an American
trailerable
sailboat
that was designed by
Reuben Trane
as a
pocket cruiser
and first built in 1984.
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Production
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The design was built by a series of builders in the
United States
, but it is now out of production. These include the
Florida Bay Boat Company
1984?1987,
Mirage Fiberglass
1988?1991,
Custom Fiberglass
1992?1997,
Sovereign America
1997 and
Nimble Boats
1998?2003.
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Design
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The boat is based upon the
Lightfoot Sharpie
open boat
daysailer
that was designed by Bob Johnson, creator of the
Island Packet Yachts
series of boats. The Florida Bay Boat Company, owned by Trane bought the molds and Trane designed a new deck and cabin for the hull to create the Bay Hen 21.
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The Bay Hen 21 is a recreational
sharpie
, built predominantly of
fiberglass
, with wood trim. It is a
gaff rigged
catboat
with a single
mainsail
; a
plumb stem
; an angled
transom
; a shallow-draft, transom-hung
rudder
controlled by a
tiller
and twin, retractable
centerboards
, mounted side by side in separate trunks. It displaces 900 lb (408 kg) and carries no ballast.
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The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with a centerboard extended and 9 in (23 cm) with both retracted, allowing
beaching
or ground transportation on a
trailer
.
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The boat is normally fitted with a small 2 to 5 hp (1 to 4 kW)
outboard motor
, mounted in a stern well, which is forward of the rudder, for docking and maneuvering.
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The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double berth in the cabin, that can be folded into a settee. The
galley
is located under the
companionway
ladder and is a pull-out design. A hatch is provided forward for ventilation. Cabin headroom is 39 in (99 cm).
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The design has a
hull speed
of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h).
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Operational history
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In a 2010 review Steve Henkel praised the large cockpit and the aft outboard motor well. He wrote, "the boat handles like a typical flat-bottomed sharpie, pounding a bit going upwind, and her shallow sharpie rudder can result in considerable
weather helm
in a breeze. Construction quality may vary from one model year to another, since several different builders came and went."
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See also
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Related development
References
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Sovereign
sailboats
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Trane sailboats
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Antares sailboats
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Captiva sailboats
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Other sailboats
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