Development | |
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Designer | Dick Carter/Johann Tanzer |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1983 |
Builder(s) | Tanzer Industries |
Name | Tanzer 10.5 |
Boat | |
Crew | Two |
Draft | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) swing keel down |
Hull | |
Type | Masthead sloop |
Construction | Fibreglass |
LOA | 34.42 ft (10.49 m) |
LWL | 27.50 ft (8.38 m) |
Beam | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | fixed conventional fin keel or swing keel |
Rig | |
Racing | |
PHRF | 162 (fixed keel version) |
The Tanzer 10.5 is a Canadian sailboat, that was first built in 1983. The boat was developed from the 1980 Dick Carter designed Tanzer 10, with contributions from Johann Tanzer.[1][2][3][4][5]
The boat was built by Tanzer Industries Limited in Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in 1986 and production had ended by then.[1][6]
The Tanzer 10.5 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom and skeg-hung rudder, wheel steering and a fixed fin keel or optionally a swing keel as the Tanzer 10 LK. The boat displaces 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) and carries 5,700 lb (2,585 kg) of ballast.[1][5]
The boat is powered by a Japanese-made Yanmar diesel engine of 30 hp (22 kW). It has a pilothouse and inside steering. The pilothouse is access ed from the cockpit down a short ladder. The pilothouse has wrap-around windows and a helm position to starboard, with a chart table located outboard. Aft of the pilothouse is the head with a shower. Next to that is the galley, with a three-burner propane stove and oven. The main cabin is two steps down from the pilothouse and features a dinette table with seating for eight people. The table can be converted to a double berth. In the bow are two separate berths, with the starboard one above the port one. There are seven deck hatches and three opening ports for ventilation.[1][5]
Sails include a self-tending jib, 110% and 150% genoas, as well as a poleless spinnaker of 1,300 sq ft (120 m2) intended only for cruising use.[5]
It has a hull speed of 7.03 kn (13.02 km/h).[3]
In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The Tanzer 10.5 (a 34 footer) was designed with a number of very interesting and innovative features. It has a retractable ballasted keel. Unlike many boats with a swing keel arrangement, the Tanzer 10.5's keel fills-in the entire keel house opening when it is in its lowered position. This means its performance should come very close to that of a true fixed keel. (While conceived as a boat with a retractable keel, it was possible to order it with a standard fin keel or fixed shoal draft keel.) Although the Tanzer 10.5 looks very much like a sleek sailboat, it actually has a pilot house with an interior steering station. Likewise, although the Tanzer 10.5 looks like it is an aft-cockpit boat, it is really a quasi mid-cockpit sailboat. It has a cabin located aft of the cockpit, which is connected to the main cabin by a small passage way. The innovative design of the Tanzer 10.5 does have a few drawbacks. For example, it has a small cockpit for a 34 footer, and because of the complexities of the keel lifting mechanism, this part of the boat is prone to problems."[7]