Sandstream 26

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|location = Canada

|year = late 1980s

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|builder = Stanlet Hatch

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|displacement = {{convert|4500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

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|engine = Yanmar {{convert|8|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

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The Sandstream 26 is a Canadian sailboat, that was built in the late 1980s.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sandstream-26|title= Sandstream 26 sailboat |access-date= 9 March 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315171502/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sandstream-26|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sandstream/26|title= Sandstream 26|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315171342/https://sailboat.guide/sandstream/26|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory/company/zqe-stanlet-hatch-ent-ltd|title = Stanlet Hatch Ent Ltd|accessdate = 29 May 2017|work = yachtingjournal.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315171208/https://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory/company/zqe-stanlet-hatch-ent-ltd|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://privateeryachtsales.com/sandstream26.shtml |title = Sandstream 26 |accessdate = 29 May 2017|work = privateeryachtsales.com|year = 2011|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315171223/http://privateeryachtsales.com/sandstream26.shtml|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://boathistoryreport.com/directory/manufacturers/detail/?mic=ZQE|title = Stanlet Hatch Ent Ltd |accessdate = 29 May 2017 |work = boathistoryreport.com|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}

Production

The boat was built by Sandstream Yachts a division of Stanlet Hatch, but it is now out of production. The company built boats from 1985 to 1997 in Stouffville, Ontario, Canada, before going out of business.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sandstream-yachts-can|title=Sandstream Yachts |access-date = 15 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315171627/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/sandstream-yachts-can|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sandstream|title= Sandstream Yachts|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315172228/https://sailboat.guide/sandstream|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

File:Sandstream 26 sailboat Vida Loca 0555.jpg

The Sandstream 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|4500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|1800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of steel ballast.

The cabin has {{convert|71|in|m|abbr=on}} of headroom.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|47|in|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. It is equipped with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of {{convert|8|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 243.

See also

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