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DB-2

DB-2

Dehler🇩🇪· Design: E. G. van de Stadt/Cees van Tongeren
1981–1982
$1.8K – $4.8K est. annual maintenance
Performance RacermonoFractional SloopFin
IOR 3/4 ton

Specifications

Hull

LOA33.14 ft
LWL26.24 ft
Beam11.15 ft
Draft6.23 ft
Displacement6,945 lb
Ballast3,626.7 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.9 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height38.5 ft
Jforetriangle base11.6 ft
Pmainsail luff43.3 ft
Emainsail foot14.7 ft
FLforestay11.6 ft
Mainsail567 sq ft
Jib (100%)223.3 sq ft
Spinnaker379.6 sq ft

About the DB-2

An updated version of the DB1 (both listed as vds design #320), the DB2 design finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 5th at the 1984 International 3/4 ton Cup (Kiel Germany).

Direct variant of the DB-2

Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.

Performance

Comfort15.3
Capsize2.34
SA/Disp24.9
Disp/Len172
Bal/Disp52.2

Pricing

We don't have market pricing data for the DB-2 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 33.14ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$1.8K – $4.8K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the DB-2yet 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.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a DB-2? 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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