Ranger 29

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title: "Ranger 29" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["keelboats", "1970s-sailboat-type-designs", "sailing-yachts", "sailboat-type-designs-by-gary-mull", "sailboat-types-built-by-ranger-yachts"] description: "Sailboat class" topic_path: "general/keelboats" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_29" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Ranger 29
designer	Gary Mull
location	United States
year	1971
builder	Ranger Yachts
displacement	6700 lb
hull type	Monohull
construction	Fiberglass
loa	28.58 ft
lwl	23.00 ft
beam	9.33 ft
hull draft	4.67 ft
engine	Universal Atomic 4 30 hp gasoline engine
keel type	fin keel
ballast	3130 lb
rudder type	internally-mounted spade-type skeg rudder
rigs	Masthead sloop
I	37.00 ft
J	12.33 ft
P	33.00 ft
E	11.00 ft
sailarea main	181.50 sqft
sailarea headsail	228.11 sqft
sailarea total	409.61 sqft
phrf	186 (average)
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The Ranger 29 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1971.

The boat can be confused with the Philip Rhodes' 1960 Rhodes Ranger 29 design.

Production

The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States from 1971 to 1975 and is now out of production.

The design was replaced in production by the Mull-designed Ranger 28.

Design

The Ranger 29 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder mounted on a skeg and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6700 lb and carries 3130 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.67 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of 30 hp.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 186 with a high of 195 and low of 180. It has a hull speed of 6.43 kn.

References

References

1. McArthur, Bruce. (2021). "Ranger 29 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com.
2. InterVisionSoft LLC. (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Ranger 29". Sailing Joy.
3. McArthur, Bruce. (2021). "Garry Mull (1939-1994)". sailboatdata.com.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC. (2021). "Gary Mull". sailboat.guide.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC. (2021). "Ranger 29 (Mull)". sailboat.guide.
6. McArthur, Bruce. (2022). "Rhodes Ranger 29 sailboat". sailboatdata.com.
7. McArthur, Bruce. (2022). "Philip Rhodes". sailboatdata.com.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC. (2022). "Rhodes Ranger 29". sailboat.guide.

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