Hartley TS16
The Hartley TS16 (Trailer Sailer 16 foot) is an Australian trailerable sailboat that was designed in 1956 by New Zealander Richard Hartley as a day sailer and which later became a one design racer.[1][2][3]
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Richard Hartley |
| Location | Australia |
| Year | 1956 |
| No. built | 1,800 |
| Builder(s) | Hartley Boat Plans |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 794 lb (360 kg) |
| Draft | 4.07 ft (1.24 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Wood or fibreglass |
| LOA | 16.40 ft (5.00 m) |
| LWL | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 7.22 ft (2.20 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Centreboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I (foretriangle height) | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 19.00 ft (5.79 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 11.00 ft (3.35 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 104.50 sq ft (9.708 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 44.00 sq ft (4.088 m2) |
| Total sail area | 148.50 sq ft (13.796 m2) |
The design was based on a traditional New Zealand mullet fishing boat and was the first trailer sailer sailboat design built.[3] Hartley later designed the TS18 and TS21.[4]
Production
Most boats completed have been built by amateur builders using hand tools in residential garages and constructed of wood. Construction time is estimated at 400 hours. Later, some were commercially manufactured of fibreglass over a foam core. The boat was actually designed to fit into a garage. Construction plans are supplied by Hartley Boat Plans of Australia. About 1,800 boats have been completed.[1][3][5][6]
Design
The Hartley TS16 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of wood, or of fibreglass over a foam core, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, originally with wooden spars and later with aluminum. The hill has a slightly raked stem, a near-vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a centreboard. It displaces 794 lb (360 kg).[1][6]
The boat has a draft of 4.07 ft (1.24 m) with the centreboard extended and 9 in (23 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
Operational history
A 2001 review in Australian Sailing described the design: "the boat that started the trailer-sailer movement, the Hartley 16 designed by New Zealander Richard Hartley in the early 1950s, still has good support and a very active class association in Australia. Hartley designed the boat for ease of construction in plywood with only hand tools by the home handyman. Although boats have been built professionally in fibreglass foam/sandwich, the most common way of getting on the water in a new boat is to build it in timber from the official plans..."[6]
See also
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hartley TS16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Richard Hartley 1920 - 1996". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- THE Hartley TS16 Assoc. of Australia. "History". www.australianhartleyts16.org.au. Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- Yachting Victoria Trailable Yacht Division (2020). "Class Specifications". www.trailableyacht.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hartley Boat Plans (Australia)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Affordables" (PDF). Australian Sailing. October 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
External links
Media related to Hartley TS16 at Wikimedia Commons