DIMENSIONS:
LOA: 8.00m – Beam: 2.50m – Draft: 1.60m – Displacement: 1365kgs
HULL & DECK:
- Hand laminated GRP hull, finished in white gelcoat, reinforced by a gridpan, bulkheads and stringers
- Hand laminated GRP deck, finished in light grey gelcoat, balsa sandwich laminate on horizontal surfaces, integral non skid pattern
KEEL:
- Cast lead, low CG keel, bolted to a hull recess, with stainless steel nuts and counter plates. Weight 630kgs
- A single point lifting eye is attached to the top of the keel
RUDDER & STEERING GEAR:
- Transom-hung GRP aerofoil rudder with strong stainless steel fittings
- Tiller with extension
OUTBOARD MOTOR STOWAGE:
- Separate locker at the fore-end of the cockpit with hinged lid and flush mounted latch allowing direct access and convenient outboard storage
SPARS & RIGGING:
- John Mast mast, tapered top section, 2 pairs of aerofoil profile spreaders
- Seldén boom, Internal 6:1 outhaul and reef line
- Seldén bowsprit, tapered, carbon fibre, retractable
- Dyform and 1×19 stainless steel rigging, complete with bottle screws and toggles, plus a Dyneema adjustable backstay with controls to both sides of cockpit
- Running rigging is a combination of Dyneema and braid line and includes: 2:1 main halyard; jib halyard; fractional and masthead asymmetric spinnaker halyards 4:1 cunningham tackle; 16:1cascade vang system; 2 x 6:1 jib sheets; spi tack line; main sheet with 20:1 fine tune and traveller control line
- Windex on top of the mast, plus backstay crane with batten, to clear backstay in manoeuvres
For the CLASS Version, delete masthead spinnaker halyard and add Facnor or Harken Type 0 Jib furling system.
DECK FITTINGS – mainly Harken Carbo series:
- Two speed Harken 16.2 winch with locking handle
- Harken Genoa Sheet system:
- 2 x 0.6m Harken jib tracks plus end caps, with adjustable Harken cars
- 2 x ratchet sheet blocks
- 4 x Harken cam cleats for head sail primary and fine tune
- 4 x asymmetric sheet blocks, 2 with ratchets.
- Spinlock rope clutches for halyards, tack line and reefing line, all leading to the centre-mounted winch.
- Full main sheet system with 20:1 fine tune, and traveller, using Harken cars and blocks etc
- Bowsprit control line leading under-deck to Harken cam cleat
- Plastimo 925 bilge pump, optional extra of 3-way valve to outboard compartment in cockpit floor
- Vetus opening hatch for access to storage below
- Low profile 60mm high stainless safety rail, with integral attachment points for asymmetric blocks
- Stainless steel cross bar to hold spinnaker divider bags
- Stainless steel cross bar on the transom for strength and safety
1720 Specifications as of December 2012. Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.