CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 27.23 ft |
| LWL | 20.87 ft |
| Beam | 8.3 ft |
| Draft | 4.13 ft |
| Displacement | 5,512 lb |
| Ballast | 1,785.9 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.1 kn |
About the CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT)
Van de Stadt design #143. AKA CLIPPER 69 and later KLIPPER. KLIPPER has an extended stern. LOA reported as 8.85m Photo from KLIPPER brochure ca. 1972. Sail plan and hull drawing is VDS CLIPPER dated 1964. Interior drawing is from VDS plan for KLIPPER dated 1970. Thanks to 'Christopher' for supplying information.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 27.23ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a CLIPPER (ESSLINGER & ABT)? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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