S2 7.3
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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|designer = Arthur Edmunds
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|location = United States
|year = 1978
|no built = 404
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|builder = S2 Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|3250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|23.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|18.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|1300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|29.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|10.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|25.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|8.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|106.25|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|148.63|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|254.88|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 228
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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.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-73|title= S2 7.3 sailboat |access-date= 29 November 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211129001941/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-73|archive-date= 29 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-73-sd|title= S2 7.3 SD sailboat |access-date= 29 November 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211129001931/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-73-sd|archive-date= 29 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/edmunds-arthur|title = Arthur Edmunds|access-date = 29 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190514233252/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/edmunds-arthur|archive-date = 14 May 2019|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 307. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/s2/73|title= S2 7.3|access-date= 29 November 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211129002238/https://sailboat.guide/s2/73|archive-date= 29 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/s2/73-sd|title= S2 7.3 SD|access-date= 29 November 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211129002327/https://sailboat.guide/s2/73-sd|archive-date= 29 November 2021|url-status= live}}
Production
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.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/s2-yachts-usa|title = S2 Yachts (USA) 1974 - 1989 |access-date = 29 November 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181017083905/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/s2-yachts-usa|archive-date = 17 October 2018|url-status= live}}
Design
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 {{convert|3250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|2.83|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
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 {{convert|60|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|15|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 228 and a hull speed of {{convert|5.8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
See also
References
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{{S2 Yachts}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1970s sailboat type designs