| S2 7.3 | |
| Designer: | Arthur Edmunds |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1978 |
| No Built: | 404 |
| Builder: | S2 Yachts |
| Role: | Racer-Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4feet |
| Displacement: | 32500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 23.83feet |
| Lwl: | 18.5feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Engine: | outboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 13000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 29feet |
| J: | 10.25feet |
| P: | 25feet |
| E: | 8.5feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 106.25square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 148.63square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 254.88square feet |
| Phrf: | 228 |
The S2 7.3 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Arthur Edmunds as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1978. The designation indicates the approximate length overall in meters.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The design was built by S2 Yachts in Holland, Michigan, United States from 1978 until 1987, with 404 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [7]
The S2 7.3 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel that was designed by Graham & Schlageter. It displaces 32500NaN0 and carries 13000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [4] [5] [6]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard keel and 2.83feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3to outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side abeam the companionway ladder and is equipped with a single sink. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side, under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 600NaN0 and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 228 and a hull speed of 5.8kn.[4]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Good space below for a 24-footer. Worst features: The old-fashioned keel design exposes so much wetted surface that we can't help but assume it slows her down in light air, compared with her comps."[4]