Review of Dromor 26
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 70 liters (18 US gallons, 15 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity.
The Dromor 26 is built with a fractional rig. The sail area for the mailsail + jib is 29.9 m2 (321.7 ft2). A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Fin keel
The Dromor 26 is built with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.62 - 1.72 meter (5.31 - 5.61 ft) dependent on the load.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 50 liters (13 US gallons, 10 imperial gallons).
Dromor 26 may be equipped with an inboard diesel engine
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Dromor 26 is 2.05, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Dromor 26 is 2.65.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Dromor 26 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.3, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 17.0.
Maintenance
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The surface of the wet bottom is about 24m2 (258 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 22.7 m | (74.4 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 22.7 m | (74.4 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 22.7 m | (74.4 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 7.9 m | (25.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 7.9 m | (25.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 19.7 m | (64.7 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 17.4 m | (56.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.2 m | (10.5 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 6.4 m | (20.9 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 6.4 m | (20.9 feet) | 8 mm | (5/16 inch) |
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