HURRICANE 19
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 19 ft |
| LWL | 17.5 ft |
| Beam | 7.2 ft |
| Draft | 4.5 ft/ 1 ft min |
| Displacement | 1,100 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.6 kn |
About the HURRICANE 19
The HURRICANE, first built by Allied Aviation Corp.(USA), was more than likely the result of excess capacity experienced by many companies after war time contracts ran out. A HURRICANE class racing association was established for a few years on Long Island Sound (east coast USA). Palmer Scott and Co. (builder of boats for many years) purchased a number of bare hulls from Allied, redesigned the deck, added a keel and called it the SMYRA, which existed as a class in Massachusetts for a few years. (Some have said there was also a keel version of the HURRICANE) It was from an existing SMYRA hull that a plug was made for what became the RHODES 19 (Rhodes Design #508), first built by Marscot Plastics Co. and later by O''Day Corp.. Philip Rhodes was said to have a very loose policy about royalties paid for dinghies and smaller boats, relying more on their promotional value.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceAsking price by model year
5 listings · boat years 2002–2020 · median $20,556
Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 19ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the HURRICANE 19yet 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 HURRICANE 19? 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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