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DUXBURY DUCK

from 192560 built
$500 – $1.3K est. annual maintenance
Performance RacermonoFractional SloopVariable

Specifications

Hull

LOA18 ft
LWL15.08 ft
Beam6.33 ft
Draft2.5 ft/ 0.58 ft min
Displacement700 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL5.2 kn

About the DUXBURY DUCK

Alden design #250. Originally called DUXBURY DUCK KNOCKABOUT. Designed for the shoal ridden waters of Duxbury Bay Mass. (USA). It is thought that few of the original boats exist. New Boats reportedly have been built by: Snug Harbor Boatworks (USA) (By 2013 one was completely restored at Jones River Landing in Kingston, MA)

Performance

Comfort5.8
Capsize2.85
SA/Disp69.5
Disp/Len91

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 18ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$500 – $1.3K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the DUXBURY DUCKyet 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 DUXBURY DUCK? 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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