Tanzer 7.5

Tanzer 7.5
Development
DesignerJohann Tanzer
LocationCanada
Year1977
BuilderTanzer Industries
NameTanzer 7.5
Boat
CrewTwo
Draft4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
TypeMasthead sloop
ConstructionFibreglass
LOA24.52 ft (7.47 m)
LWL21.83 ft (6.65 m)
Beam8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefixed conventional fin keel or shoal draft keel
Rig
Sails
Mainsail area100.46 sq ft (9.333 m2)
Jib/genoa area145.56 sq ft (13.523 m2)
Total sail area246.02 sq ft (22.856 m2)
Racing
PHRF228 (average)

The Tanzer 7.5 is a recreational keelboat built from 1977 to 1985[1][2][3][4] by Tanzer Industries Limited in Dorion, Quebec. A total of 790 boat were built, including some in Tanzer's US subsidiaries.

Designed by Johann Tanzer, the fibreglass hull has a transom-hung rudder. It has a hull speed of 6.26 kn (11.59 km/h).[5]

With the fixed fin keel it has a PHRF of 201, a 3,800 lb (1,724 kg) displacement, 1,600 lb (726 kg) of ballast and a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m).[1][2] The shoal draft version has a PHRF of 228 with a high of 237 and low of 207. 4,150 lb (1,882 kg) displacement, 1,950 lb (885 kg) of ballast and a draft of 2.67 ft (0.81 m).[1][5]

It has four berths, with a small[6] "V"-berth and two straight settee berths in the main cabin around a folding table. The galley is located on both sides just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with an ice box and a sink to starboard, with a two-burner stove to port. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is 68 in (173 cm). Tanzer 7.5s built in the 1970s had three portlites on each side while those built in the 1980s instead had a single long window on each side.[4]

It has a masthead sloop rig. A self-tacking jib on a boom was a factory option.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Browning, Randy (2016). "Tanzer 7.5 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 30 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 7.5". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Johann Tanzer 1927 - 2016". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 28 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b c Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 369. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
  5. ^ a b InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 7.5 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  6. ^ McGoldrick, Michael (2018). "Tanzer 7.5". Sail Quest. Retrieved 24 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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