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ELAN EXPRESS

ELAN EXPRESS

Elan Marine🇸🇮· Design: Peter Norlin
from 1982
$1.0K – $2.7K est. annual maintenance
Racer/CruisermonoFractional SloopFin

Specifications

Hull

LOA25.5 ft
LWL21.58 ft
Beam8.2 ft
Draft4.75 ft
Displacement3,968 lb
Ballast1,764.2 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL6.2 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height29.2 ft
Jforetriangle base10.01 ft
Pmainsail luff31.17 ft
Emainsail foot10.99 ft
FLforestay10 ft
Mainsail331.1 sq ft
Jib (100%)146.2 sq ft
Spinnaker248.4 sq ft

About the ELAN EXPRESS

Same hull design as the ALBIN EXPRESS with different deck among other details. Built in Croatia.

Performance

Comfort16.3
Capsize2.07
SA/Disp20.3
Disp/Len176
Bal/Disp44.5

ORC Performance Data(4 certificates)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

2468100°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
4kn6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20kn24knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH726.9 s/miOSN704.7

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.72740.92681.0270Inshore0.56550.75620.8514

ORC Measured

Displacement1956 kg (4312 lb)Wetted surface14.2 m² (153 ft²)Stability index-1.0

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main19.3 m² (208 ft²)Genoa14.8 m² (159 ft²)Spinnaker33.0 m² (355 ft²)Asymmetric12.2 m² (131 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS468101214162024
52°3.34.45.25.76.06.16.26.26.2
60°3.54.75.45.86.16.26.36.46.4
75°3.64.85.66.06.26.46.66.76.8
90°3.85.15.96.36.56.76.87.07.2
110°3.85.16.06.46.77.07.37.78.0
120°3.64.95.86.36.77.07.48.28.9
135°3.24.45.46.16.46.87.28.210.3
150°2.63.84.75.56.06.46.77.38.8
Beat VMG2.12.93.54.04.24.34.44.44.3
Run VMG2.33.34.14.85.35.76.06.57.7

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 25.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$1.0K – $2.7K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the ELAN EXPRESSyet 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 ELAN EXPRESS? 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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