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Highlander 20, 1968, Daphne, Alabama, $1,200, Price reduced 5/19/19, now as 'best offer', Ad expired

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Highlander 20, 1968

  • Hull# 528. Built: 1968.

    Centerboard Dinghy.

  • Fractional Sloop.
  • LOA: 20.00 ft. LWL:19.50 ft.
  • Sail Area 275.00 ft2.
  • Beam: 6.67 ft.
  • Draft (max):5.60 ft. (min): 0.67 ft.
  • Displacement: 830 lbs.
  • Construction:FG. # Built: 2000.
  • Builder: Douglass & McCloud.
  • Designer: Sandy Douglas.

    This is a high performance dingy with performance characteristics similar to Thistles due to its long 14 ft boom and large main. It's PHRF rating is close to that of a J24. There is a Highlander class organization and fleets along the Great Lakes and East Coast. This boat would be a good one tp restore and bring back into competitive racing condition. Currently it is suitable as an inexpensive day sail-er and use in club fun races.

    The things on the boat that will need addressing to restore it to racing condition are:

  • 1) soft balsa core immediately behind the swing keel's trunk extending back several feet that needs re-coring,
  • 2) the paint job looks like they rolled bottom paint on the hull and that needs to be striped off and repainted,
  • 3) the deck could use sanding and a respray with non-skid paint,
  • 4) there are two sizable dings on the mast below the upper most spreader bars; cheapest solution would be to cut the mast below the dings and splice a new section of extrusion onto the mast to bring it back to specs.
  • 5) The ratchet blocks/blocks/cleats/etc. need to be reinstalled as I had taken them off thinking no one would be willing to bring this boat back into racing shape.
  • Then I found out these Highlanders are being raced in one design fleets and have a strong following.
  • Hence this ad on the chance this Highlander will find a good home.

    Good points about the boat:

  • 1) it was sailing last year (so its all there),
  • 2) teak wood in good shape,
  • 3) comes with sails (jib, main, spinnaker) that are in good usable condition,
  • 4) rudder is immaculate,
  • 5) spinner pole is perfect,
  • 6) boom is perfect,
  • 7) solid hull except for the section mentioned above,
  • 8) trailer in good shape with fairly new tires and hubs.

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    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat

    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat

    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat

    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat

    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat

    Highlander 20, 1968 sailboat