| Discovery 7.9 | |
| Designer: | Alex McGruer |
| Location: | Canada |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Builder: | Grampian Marine |
| Draft: | 3.75feet |
| Displacement: | 51000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26feet |
| Lwl: | 21.75feet |
| Beam: | 8.33feet |
| Engine: | Inboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 23000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 33.25feet |
| J: | 11feet |
| P: | 28feet |
| E: | 10feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 140square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 182.88square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 322.88square feet |
| Previous: | Grampian 26 |
The Discovery 7.9 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Alex McGruer and first built in 1975.[1] [2]
The Discovery 7.9 is a development of the Grampian 26.[1] [3]
The boat was built by Grampian Marine in Canada between 1975 and 1977, but it is now out of production. Only a small number were completed.[1] [4]
After Grampian's end of production the molds were acquired by a new company who built a small number of boats with different window arrangements.[4]
The Discovery 7.9 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 51000NaN0 and carries 23000NaN0 of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 3.75feet with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The design has a hull speed of 6.252NaN2.[5]
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