The Sonata 26 is a

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that was designed by

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Gary Mull Gary Mull (September 27, 1937 – July 14, 1993) was an American yacht designer who created many popular fiberglass sailboats. Early life and education Gary Mull began his college career with a year at Pomona College as an English major, th ...

. The Sonata 26 is a development of the Sonata 8. The two boats share the same specifications.

Production

The boat was built by Investigator Yachts in

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, who completed 66 examples, starting in 1980. The design is out of production.

Design

The Sonata 26 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of

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. It has a fractional

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rig, a transom-hung

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and a lifting or optional fixed fin

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. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the lifting keel down and with the keel up. A fixed keel version was also built with a draft of The design has a hull speed of .

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Production

Design

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