Chrysler 26
The Chrysler 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1977.
Production
The design was built by Chrysler Marine in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.Design
The Chrysler 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem plumb stem, a nearly-plumb transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a swing keel or optional fixed fin keel.The boat was produced with two different deck plans, the flush-deck "Cruiser" and the "Courser", named for the bird, with a more conventional coach house cabin.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although a diesel inboard was a factory option.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The head is fully enclosed. Cabin headroom is.
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of.
The design has a hull speed of.
Variants
;Chrysler 26;Chrysler 26 FK
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club the Chrysler Sailors and at one time also the Chrysler Sailing Association.In a review SailRite wrote, "the Chrysler 26 is an excellent cruiser and features sleeping for six, with forward v-berth, double stern berth and two side berths. The Chrysler 26 also has an enclosed head for privacy. With six side windows and a translucent forward hatch there is plenty of ambient light."