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Review of Gremlin


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Gremlin is a small sailing dinghy designed by the British maritime architect Percy W. Blandford in the late fifties. Several thousand boats have been produced.

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Hull
The hull is made of plywood.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Gremlin is about 18 kg/cm, alternatively 100 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 18 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 100 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Gremlin is 1.97.


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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