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Opinions on a 1970 Columbia 26 mkII
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- Start date Jun 26, 2003
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Looking for my first sailboat and I've come across a 1970 Columbia 26 mkII. I'm going to actually see the boat (and if the weathers right take a ride on it) this weekend, but I have seen a great deal of pictures and talked a great deal to the owner and I can really see myself buying this one. I just want to know what people think of these boats. I don't see too much about them online. This specific boat is older, but has been completely redone. All new plumbing for the head, electrical and halogen lighting throuhout, the woodwork has all been redone with some added, a kerosene heater has been added, it has 10 sails, gps, depth finder, autopilot, and more than I can remember. The one thing the owner did say was that it has an aluminum keel that will rust over time. He just pulled the boat out last month and had the keel ground down back to bare metal (it had rusted a bit) and then put a coat of rust prevention paint and then three coats of epoxy so I'm guessing that should last a while. The whole exterior of the boat has fresh paint, and it's got a real nice '99 Honda 9.9 outboard with electric start. It's beautiful, but is there anything I should be leary of with this brand? Thanks, Brent
Columbia The 26 bubble top is a well designed Bill Tripp boat that has a good turn of speed. Despite its high freeboard, it handles most weather with ease. I have sailed one in 25-30 and had a very nice balanced helm. They are very competitive for racing even by today's standards. I think they are fairly prone to leaks around the windows and toe rails which are more like rub rails. This is pretty routine for boats that age. Look for the usual soft spots around deck hardware and chainplates. Below there is a lot of room with good head clearance for a 26ft boat due to the high freeboard and bubble top. If you don't need to trailer it is nice little cruising boat.
sounds like a good one.... Here's a link with more info about Columbia Yachts. Good Boats!
Perfect 26 The boat is refered to as the perfect 26 by the owners group that was and may still be in the San Francisco area. This is a great boat to sail. I put a 155% high cut jib on mine and won tons of races and had many years of great service. more room than any 26 i know of. the bunks are a bit short if your a 6 footer, i cut a hole and extended it. if the engine is installed thru the cocpit. thats how it came, you will want to put a hose on the upper exaust hole on the motor to vent fumes out into to water. i used a copper tube, worked great. other wise exaust fumes can accumulate in the cockpit and if the companionway is open they will fill the cabin. so if you motor put in the companion way doors. or do the slight mod to the engine. some have moved the motor to the transom but i did not like the motor hanging out. I put a 6 hp outboard in mine . easy to put in and out and worked fine. burnt less fuel than the 9.9, we spent lots of week-ends with 2 kids and 2 adults. and some with 4 adults. big hatch was great! used a wind scoop for ventalation and it was good. Boat willsail really well. balances to steer with one hand. I raced it for years singlehanding. The keel is cast iron not alum. IT will rust if it gets wet. I sanded mine down, then put ospho rust inhibitor and painted it with petit marines system. A metal primer, then a red vinal paint then the bottom paint. it lasted several seasons before we had to strip it again. The boat is bullet proof. got hard aground with it and bounced it on the keel in a storm for hours. then got it off and sailed it home. no damage.
Columbia I read an article not long ago about a man that sailed from Southern California down Baja and up and around the Sea of Cortez. I think he's still there (not sure). He was sailing a Columbia 26 Mk II.
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Coronado 27 The Columbia 26 was modified to make the almost identical Coronado 27, which we have found to be pretty solid. You might include that model in your research.
Excellent choice In my opinion the Bill Tripp Columbia 26 ought to go down as one of the BEST production cruising boats of the late 20th C. My research tells me a decent one can be had for $4500. I passed one up IN the water, with outboard, in excellent sail-home (150 miles) condition for ASKING $4400, ONLY because the bank would not lend me less than five grand (is that INCREDIBLE??? They 'advised' me to pay cash, which I did not have at the time. You come up with a deal like that and--! Banks!). The only detriment I know is that the galley is awkward and cramped. And the headroom is about 5'9. But the rest of the interior and the deep safe cockpit are perfect for a couple with two little kids. I say BUY IT. BTW some 'boomers' may recall an ABC-TV movie starring Desi Arnaz Jr inspired by 'Dove', the 1973 fictionaised film version of Robin Lee Graham's voyage. It aired in about 1974 or 75 and was called 'The Voyage of the YES', in which a kid sails a boat to Hawaii and finds out his sailing partner is a wanted man. The boat used in the movie was a Columbia 26. It's priceless if only because you get to see so much of the boat in action. JC
Thumbs up I owned a 1969 model for 8 years in Texas. I sailed up and down the TX coast and only sold it when I moved up to a Beneteau 35 (10 foot rule). No problems, a good solid boat. I had a saildrive inboard (9.5 HP) but it finally could not be revived after it's 27th birthday. I pulled the plug in the cockpit and installed a Nissan 8 HP. I had two outdrives until I hauled the boat and had the saildrive removed. I purchased it for $5600 and sold it for $4400 eight years later. Have Fun, Marc
Bought it Well, Thanks so much for all the responses! This boat was a bit more than what everyone was saying is a great price, but with all the work that had been done to it I still felt it worth it, so we went ahead and bought it. The current owner took us out on it for a full day and it was a dream. Going out this weekend for our first solo trip, I can't wait! Thanks again, Brent
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70 Columbia 26 MKII, thoughts?
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LandLocked66c said: I would imagine that this boat wouldn't have any issue with going to the exumas and back would it? Click to expand...
Yes, some assembly will be required with this one. I'll be looking at all components on this girl. Another problem is moving her, how do you move a boat out of someones yard on a cradle?
Think would pass on this one.marc
I agree with the rest of the folks. Regardless of the price, I would not think of taking this boat too far off the dock, let alone the Exumas.
I know this is a old post I am writing on. But someone might read it. I just got a 1969 MK2, same boat. She sat on a cradle for 20 years !! I got her free. She has NONE of these issues at all. Not a single crack anywhere on her. Good Rudder, 7 sails, mast, rigging, all kinds of gear and a built in gas tank for the outboard. Water tanks, holding tank. You name it. Deck is not spongy, keel perfect, rudder perfect. We are in Northern Michigan and she has snow sitting on her every year. rain. you name it. So there must be something that happened to that boat. Cant imagaine why everything is cracked. Mine is in perfect condition. Just needs cleaned and painted. Only the wood cockpit seats rotted and a bit of teak trim around the bubble top. Free would not even be a good price for that poor boat but I hope someone saved her anyway.
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Columbia 26
The columbia 26 is a 26.33ft masthead sloop designed by columbia yachts and built in fiberglass by columbia yachts between 1963 and 1969., 799 units have been built..
The Columbia 26 is a heavy sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.
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| Model | Columbia 26 | ||
| Length | 26.33 ft | ||
| Beam | 8 ft | ||
| Draft | 4 ft | ||
| Country | United states (North America) | ||
| Estimated price | $ 0 | ?? |
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| Sail area / displ. | 16.09 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 44.23 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 338.45 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 23.75 | ||
| Capsize | 1.85 |
| Hull type | Monohull fin keel | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 19 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 4 ft | ||
| Displacement | 5200 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 2300 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 5.84 knots |
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| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 301 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 0 ft | ?? | |
| Sail area fore | 150 sq.ft | ||
| Sail area main | 150.65 sq.ft | ||
| I | 30 ft | ||
| J | 10 ft | ||
| P | 26.20 ft | ||
| E | 11.50 ft |
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 0 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 0 gals |
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| Water capacity | 0 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
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| Builder | Columbia Yachts | ||
| Designer | Columbia Yachts | ||
| First built | 1963 | ||
| Last built | 1969 | ||
| Number built | 799 |
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Columbia T-26Columbia T-26 is a 25 ′ 9 ″ / 7.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Alan Payne and built by Columbia Yachts between 1975 and 1977.  Rig and SailsAuxilary power, accomodations, calculations. The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more. Classic hull speed formula: Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL Sail Area / Displacement RatioA measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more. SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
Ballast / Displacement RatioA measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize. Ballast / Displacement * 100 Displacement / Length RatioA measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
Comfort RatioThis ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more. Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
Capsize Screening FormulaThis formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more. CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64) ‘T’ for trailerable. This design was recycled a number of times. Among some of the copies (licensing arrangement unknown) are the HORIZON 26 and COMMODORE 26. Embed this page on your own website by copying and pasting this code. Discover Related Sailboats Horizon 26 (Payne)
©2024 Sea Time Tech, LLC This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.  GREATAMERICAparks.com celebrating the history of the Marriott's GREAT AMERICA parks  The majestic carousel Columbia serves as the centerpiece of the grand entrance to both the Gurnee and Santa Clara parks. This ornate, double-decker carousel was recognized by Guinness as the world’s largest carousel. The Carousel Columbia is often associated with the Carousel Song , produced especially for the Marriott’s GREAT AMERICA parks by Gene Patrick. Today in both Gurnee and Santa Clara, the carousel Columbia sports an updated paint scheme. You can see the use of red and blue in the color scheme in this album of Santa Clara 2004 miscellaneous photos . Fountains were added in recent years to the reflecting pool at Santa Clara.  Read more about the history of the Carousel Columbia . Go to the Carousel Columbia photo album . An instrumental portion of the Carousel Song is available here . (532 KB mp3 audio file) Share this:
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It is thought that the COLUMBIA 26 is an extended version version of the COLUMBIA 24 and built largely from the same tooling. ... Like the LWL, it will vary with the weights of fuel, water, stores and equipment. A boat's actual draft is usually somewhat more than the original designed or advertised draft. For boats with adjustable keels ...
Brent. Jun 26, 2003. #1. Looking for my first sailboat and I've come across a 1970 Columbia 26 mkII. I'm going to actually see the boat (and if the weathers right take a ride on it) this weekend, but I have seen a great deal of pictures and talked a great deal to the owner and I can really see myself buying this one.
Columbia 26 MK 2 is a 25′ 7″ / 7.8 m monohull sailboat designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built by Columbia Yachts between 1969 and 1977. ... Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay). D: ...
The Columbia 26 mk 2 is a 25.58ft masthead sloop designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and built in fiberglass by Columbia Yachts between 1969 and 1977. 950 units have been built. The Columbia 26 mk 2 is a moderate weight sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized.
The Columbia 26 is a great sailboat that has been described as "the cruiser with the speed & response of a 26 but the spaciousness & comfort of a 30. Perfect for family cruising - battle-tested with two young skippers on multiple-night trips. Roomy cabin headroom measures 61. Head to port, hanging locker to starboard just aft of a v-berth.
Columbia 26 is a 26′ 4″ / 8 m monohull sailboat designed by Columbia Yachts and built by Columbia Yachts between 1963 and 1969. Great choice! Your favorites are temporarily saved for this session. Sign in to save them permanently, access them on any device, and receive relevant alerts.
The cabin floor is spongy from being wet and submerged in rain water. The deck is also cracked topside and is spongy and cracked below. This boat has been in a cradle for ten years. They have all the parts to put her back together plus additional new parts they've acquired. Her husbands health is failing so the project has to go.
The Columbia 26 is a 26.33ft masthead sloop designed by Columbia Yachts and built in fiberglass by Columbia Yachts between 1963 and 1969. 799 units have been built. The Columbia 26 is a heavy sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal ...
69 26' Columbia 26 MKII sailboat for sale in Austin Texas. Fresh water kept, epoxy paint recent, barrier coat recent, bottom paint 2022 with 4 wheel custom trailer, in condition to be sailed/raced tomorrow. text for more photos
26'. Columbia 26 MK II. Fully equipped for offshore sailing. 5 Jibs plus main, tiller auto pilot, vhf radios, one short wave, para tech sea anchor new, 300 feet of 1/2 inch twisted nylon rope & full length trip line, 17 gal inboard gas tank, one 6 gal, one 2 gal gas tank, 30 gal water tank, 3 anchors, and more (over $2,000.00 in extras ...
26 1975 Columbia MK II sailboat looking for its new owner! Includes 2001 Yamaha 9.4 HP 4 Stroke Engine T9.9EXHZ. Sailboat has everything needed to hit the water this season. Includes: Dual Batteries with Blue Sea Systems Automatic Charging Relay Shore Power System Includes (120v On-Board Battery Charger, GFCI Outlet, ELCL 50 Shore Power cord ...
1 of 3. If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of COLUMBIA 26. Built by Columbia Yachts and designed by undefined, the boat was first built in 1963. It has a hull type of Fin Keel and LOA is 8.03. Its sail area/displacement ratio 16.09.
Discount Sails-Columbia_26_mk2. Electric Yacht. New Rudders. Sail Trailers. SeaWaterPro. SBD App - BR. top 1 ads row1. top 2 ads row2. top 3 ads row2. COLUMBIA 26 MK 2. Save to Favorites ... A sail area/displacement ratio below 16 would be considered under powered; 16 to 20 would indicate reasonably good performance;
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Columbia T-26 is a 25′ 9″ / 7.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Alan Payne and built by Columbia Yachts between 1975 and 1977. ... The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. Formula. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³ D: Displacement of the boat in pounds. LWL ...
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The history of Columbia Yachts, one of the earliest, largest, and most successful American builders of production fiberglass sailing yachts, (the company did offer a line of power yachts at one time) in many ways, mirrors that of the industry as a whole, from around 1960, until the late-1980's. PRE-COLUMBIAN ERA: Glas Laminates, (later called Glass Marine Industries) was a small company that ...
The majestic carousel Columbia serves as the centerpiece of the grand entrance to both the Gurnee and Santa Clara parks. This ornate, double-decker carousel was recognized by Guinness as the world's largest carousel. The Carousel Columbia is often associated with the Carousel Song, produced especially for the Marriott's GREAT AMERICA parks by Gene Patrick.
It takes into consideration "reported" sail area, displacement and length at waterline. The higher the number the faster speed prediction for the boat. A cat with a number 0.6 is likely to sail 6kts in 10kts wind, a cat with a number of 0.7 is likely to sail at 7kts in 10kts wind. KSP = (Lwl*SA÷D)^0.5*0.5
Florida. $8,500. Description: Columbia 26 Bill Tripp Design. Equipment: Bimini shade, Bahama Shade, 15 hp Yamaha low hours, Yeti 50 qt. cooler, Flat screen tv/dvd, inverter, Honda 1000 generator, composting toilet (C-head), Magma BBQ, Force 10 2 burner propane stove with 20lb. tank, new standing rigging, autopilot and cockpit cushions.
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