Albin Marine Albin Express
Sailboat
25′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1978
Overview
- Builder
- Albin Marine
- Model
- Albin Express
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1978–1985
- Designer
- Peter Norlin
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 25′ 6″ (7.77 m)
- Waterline length
- 21′ 8″ (6.61 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 2″ (2.49 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 10″ (1.47 m)
- Displacement
- 3,968 lb (1,800 kg)
- Ballast
- 1,764 lb (800 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 outboard engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 344 sq ft (32.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 1
- Berths
- 3
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.0
- Displacement / length
- 174
- Ballast ratio
- 44%
- Capsize screening
- 2.06
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 44 %
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- Sweden
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 111 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single transom hung rudder
- Solent area
- 156 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 484 ft²
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.