Development | |
---|---|
Location | Canada |
Year | 1979 |
Builder(s) |
C&L Boatworks Skene Boats |
Role | Dinghy |
Name | Echo 12 |
Boat | |
Crew | Two |
Displacement | 140 lb (64 kg) |
Draft | 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with daggerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 11.83 ft (3.61 m) |
Beam | 4.92 ft (1.50 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | daggerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
Total sail area | 92.00 sq ft (8.547 m2) |
The Echo 12 is a Canadian rowboat, motorboat and sailing dinghy that was first built in 1979. [1] [2]
The Echo 12 is a development of the West German Koralle Junior. [1] [3]
The design is built by C&L Boatworks in Belleville, Ontario and was at one time also built by Skene Boats of Gloucester, Ontario, both located in Canada. The design remains in production by C&L. [1] [2] [4] [5] [6]
The Echo 12 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. For sailing it has a fractional sloop rig, with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder made from mahogany, controlled by a tiller and a retractable mahogany daggerboard. It displaces 140 lb (64 kg), has a bow storage compartment and may be fitted with a whisker pole. The mainsheet is mounted mid-boom to a block on the cockpit deck. [1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with the daggerboard extended and 0.33 ft (0.10 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. The mast is a two-piece design to allow it to be disassembled for car-top transport. [1] [2]
The boat has a motor-mount pad and can be fitted with an outboard motor of up to 5 hp (4 kW). It also was factory-delivered with an athwartships seat and oarlocks for rowing. [1]
For racing the design is usually crewed by two sailors. [2]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "a straightforward beginner's boat, the Echo has been designed for versatility and may also be rowed or powered (with a maximum of five-horsepower outboard). Oarlock sockets are built in, and there is a pad for the motor. A rowing seat runs athwartship." [2]
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