PRIVATEER 20
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 19.62 ft |
| LWL | 16.42 ft |
| Beam | 6.82 ft |
| Draft | 4.5 ft/ 1.17 ft min |
| Displacement | 1,459 lb |
| Ballast | 440 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 5.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| SA total | 121 sq ft |
About the PRIVATEER 20
AKA simply "Privateer." Also available with a Bermudan Cutter rig (pictured above). Sail area for the Bermudan Cutter: 158 sq ft. / 14.7 sqm. An earlier version of the Privateer was offered beginning around 1971. It is not clear if any were actually built though.. Specs for the earlier version as follows: LOA: 19 ft Beam: 8 ft Draft: 1.42 ft - 3.08 ft Sail area: 121 sq ft Reported to have a 10 hp Brit "Sprite" inboard Thanks to Oliver Shaw, owner of a Privateer 20 gaff cutter, for supplying information and documentation.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 19.62ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the PRIVATEER 20yet 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 PRIVATEER 20? 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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