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Nowak & Williams Company, Boatbuilders
Bristol, RI
 | This boat is no longer in production; and
the |
| Since there are a number of quality |
| The HERRESHOFF AMERICA |
General Specifications
| LOA: 18' 2" |
| LWL: 17' 9" |
| BEAM: 8' |
| DRAFT: 20" (board up) 48" (board down) |
| SAIL AREA: 250 sq. ft. |
| DISPLACEMENT: 2500 lbs. |
Standard Features & Equipment
| 6' 6" Sleeping accomodations for four |
| Five cabin port holes (one opening port) |
| Hand-laid glasswork |
| Sink & water pump |
| Teak magazine racks |
| Berth cushions |
| Steel centerboard |
| Aluminum 23' 6" mast - anodized (fyi:
N&W's original design offered an optional folding tabernacle design) |
| Rigging - custom heavy bronze casting |
| Low center of effort gaff-rigged sail plan |
| Wooden mast hoops |
| Self-draining cockpit |
| Hidden outboard motor well |
| Barn door rudder mounted on cutaway deadrise with cast aluminum skeg |
| Bottom paint |
