Hallberg Rassy 26 vs marieholm 26 vs Contessa 26

[youen]

Which one is the quicker?and the pro an con for each?Do you know if an Hallberg Rassy 26 can use legs?Thanks

 

[sailorman]

have a dekko at this, might help ???

http://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectio...ts/PY Documentation/PN List 2016 (Web Version

 

[BabaYaga]

According to the Swedish handicap boat list HR26 is a few percent faster than the Marieholm 26. No figure for Contessa 26.
http://matbrev.svensksegling.se/home/boatlist

 

[rob2]

I can see no reason why the HR26 should not work well with legs. The keel is fairly long and flat bottomed (i.e. oesn't tilt her fore or aft) and the rudder is an interesting, balanced, transom mounted affair, with plenty of ground clearance. HRs are generally built like a brick outhouse so taking the weight on the keel is no problem, especially as she is deeply veed rather than flat bottomed.

Likewise, the CO26 is fine on legs - she was designed with the bottom of the keel flat to allow her to stand against a harbour wall without the nose dropping like a Folkboat. Looking at the lines of the Marieholme, it seems that she will adopt a bows down attitude when resting on her keel though.

Rob.

 

[pvb]

HRs are generally built like a brick outhouse so taking the weight on the keel is no problem, especially as she is deeply veed rather than flat bottomed.

Most HRs might be considered well built, but they're not particularly heavily built, compared with other production boats. The HR26 is longer, beamier and has more draft than the Co26, yet the hull weight is actually fractionally less than that of the Co26.

 

[youen]

Thanks all, I had a second look to the HR 26 for sale this afternoon and I remarked 2 small cracks,very thin near the 2 chainplates on the deck and I have small doubt about the Selden mast step which is perhaps a little push in, with the headlining I cant see under the deck and the shore seems to be straight.Today I cant mesure the moisture of the hull,are these hulls prone to osmosis? How is the iron ballast encapsulated in the keel, can you get water ingress between the iron and the polyester skin,and how both are ageing?How is the rubber strake fixed to the hull?Thanks

 

[ghostlymoron]

Without doubt I would choose the Hilbert rassy over the contests which is notoriously 'wet'

 

[johnalison]

Although an HR owner, I don't know the 26 well, though I have been on the odd one. I don't remember if the ballast is iron, or lead like most Rassys. Modern resins didn't come in until the 1980s for most boats, so osmosis is theoretically possible but less likely on boats from the better builders. This should be easy to check for, and the boat may even have been epoxied. There was a time when we used to lust after a Contessa 26, but the HR is closer to giving a modern style of sailing.

 

[pvb]

I don't remember if the ballast is iron, or lead like most Rassys.

The encapsulated ballast is iron; HR didn't start using lead ballast until they switched to bolt-on keels in the late 80s.

Yachting Monthly did a little video of the HR26...

 

[BabaYaga]

How is the rubber strake fixed to the hull?Thanks

No personal experience, but from a bit of reading it seems that apart from the ends it is not fixed to the hull by anything except elasticity. If taken off it will retract a lot and considerable force will be required to fit it again.