Falmouth Cutter 26

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2021}}

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|designer = Lyle Hess

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|location = United States

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|no built = 9

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|builder = Russell Yachts

|role = Cruiser

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|draft = {{convert|4.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|construction = fiberglass

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|beam = {{convert|9.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = inboard motor

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|keel type = long keel

|ballast = {{convert|3708|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = keel and transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

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|sailplan = cutter rigged sloop

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The Falmouth Cutter 26 is an American sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as a cruiser.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/falmouth-cutter-26|title= Falmouth Cutter 26 sailboat|access-date= 25 November 2021|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211125210015/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/falmouth-cutter-26|archive-date= 25 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hess-lyle-c|title= Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002|access-date = 25 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210107195500/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/hess-lyle-c|archive-date= 7 January 2021|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by Russell Yachts in Morehead City, North Carolina, United States. Nine boats were completed, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Falmouth Cutter 26 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a cutter rigged sloop with a plumb stem, an angled transom, a fixed long keel and transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller. It displaces {{convert|12000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3708|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.75|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.

See also

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