S2 8.6
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = S2 8.6
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|designer = Arthur Edmunds
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|location = United States
|year = 1983
|no built = 150
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|builder = S2 Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|7600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|28.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|22.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar 2GM {{convert|20|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|37.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|31.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|186.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|203.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|389.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The S2 8.6 is an American sailboat that was designed by Arthur Edmunds as a cruiser and first built in 1983. The designation indicates the approximate length overall in meters.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86|title= S2 8.6 sailboat |access-date= 9 December 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211209175943/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86|archive-date= 9 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86-sd|title= S2 8.6 sailboat |access-date= 9 December 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211209175945/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/s2-86-sd|archive-date= 9 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/edmunds-arthur|title= Arthur Edmunds|access-date= 9 December 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}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/s2/86|title= S2 8.6|access-date= 9 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211209180022/https://sailboat.guide/s2/86|archive-date= 9 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/s2/86-sd|title= S2 8.6|access-date= 9 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211209180028/https://sailboat.guide/s2/86-sd|archive-date= 9 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/arthur-edmunds|title= Arthur Edmunds|access-date= 9 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211130214123/https://sailboat.guide/arthur-edmunds|archive-date= 30 November 2021|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by S2 Yachts in Holland, Michigan, United States from 1983 until 1987, with 150 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= 9 December 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}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/s2|title= S2 Yachts|access-date= 9 December 2021|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211130214000/https://sailboat.guide/s2|archive-date= 30 November 2021|url-status= live}}
Design
The S2 8.6 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid fiberglass, with wood trim. The hull is solid fiberglass, while the decks are cored with end-grain balsa. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|7600|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.{{cite web|url= https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/slick-sleek-and-slikkers-built/|title= Slick, Sleek, and Slikkers-Built|access-date= 9 December 2021|last= Nestor|first= Gregg|work= Cruising World|date= 5 January 2011|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211209184854/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/slick-sleek-and-slikkers-built/|archive-date= 9 December 2021|url-status= live}}
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel and {{convert|3.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional shoal draft keel.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM {{convert|20|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The aluminum fuel tank holds {{convert|18|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two a straight settee berths in the main cabin, the one on the starboard side being extra long. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner alcohol-fired stove, an icebox and a sink. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and includes a shower. The fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|37|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.36|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.