Rhodes 77
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
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|designer = Philip Rhodes
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|location = United States
|year = 1947
|no built = five
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|builder = Burger Boat Company
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|120000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|construction = fiberglass
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The Rhodes 77 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1947.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rhodes-77|title= Rhodes 77 sailboat |access-date= 23 January 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220123205346/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rhodes-77|archive-date= 23 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/burger-boat/rhodes-77|title= Rhodes 77|access-date= 23 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220123205345/https://sailboat.guide/burger-boat/rhodes-77|archive-date= 23 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/rhodes-philip|title = Philip Rhodes|access-date = 23 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201110235611/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/rhodes-philip|archive-date= 10 November 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/philip-rhodes|title= Philip Rhodes|access-date= 23 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211230014239/https://sailboat.guide/philip-rhodes|archive-date= 30 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mccurdy-rhodes|title = McCurdy & Rhodes|access-date = 23 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211118181926/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mccurdy-rhodes|archive-date= 18 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/mccurdy-rhodes|title= McCurdy & Rhodes|access-date= 23 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220114194914/https://sailboat.guide/mccurdy-rhodes|archive-date= 14 January 2022|url-status= live}}
The Rhodes 77 design, initially built from steel, was adapted for aluminum construction by McCurdy & Rhodes in the 1980s.
Production
The design was built by Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, who built five boats starting in 1947, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/burger-boat-company-usa|title = Burger Boat Company|access-date = 23 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220123205425/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/burger-boat-company-usa|archive-date= 23 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/burger-boat|title= Burger Boat Company|access-date= 23 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220123205437/https://sailboat.guide/burger-boat|archive-date= 23 January 2022|url-status= live}}
A single boat was built in aluminum in place of steel in the 1980s after being redesigned for that material by McCurdy & Rhodes.
Design
The Rhodes 77 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of steel, including a steel superstructure, with wood trim. It has a staysail ketch rig; a spooned, raked stem, a raised counter, angled transom, a rudder controlled by a wheel located in a wheelhouse and a fixed fin keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|120000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|22000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|6.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. It is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|9.94|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.