M12 | |
Development | |
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Designer | Lyle Hess |
Location | United States |
Year | 1972 |
Builder(s) | Montgomery Marine Products |
Role | Day sailer |
Name | Montgomery 12 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 145 lb (66 kg) |
Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 12.20 ft (3.72 m) |
LWL | 10.00 ft (3.05 m) |
Beam | 4.83 ft (1.47 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Total sail area | 91.00 sq ft (8.454 m2) |
The Montgomery 12 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Lyle Hess as a daysailer and first built in 1972. [1] [2] [3]
The design was the first boat built by Montgomery Marine Products in Dana Point, California, United States, but it is now out of production. [1] [3] [4]
The Montgomery 12 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars, a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 145 lb (66 kg). [1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 10 in (25 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 4.24 kn (7.85 km/h). [3]