Signet 20
Description
The Signet 20 was designed by Ray Kaufmann in the United Kingdom and first built in 1960. This British trailerable sailboat was built by multiple manufacturers including Hurley Marine, Gilmax Limited, and Signet Marine, serving as both a day sailer and pocket cruiser. The boat features fiberglass construction with wood trim, a masthead sloop rig, and was produced with various keel and rudder configurations including single fin keel, twin bilge keels, and different rudder mounting options. It accommodates four people with a double V-berth forward and two quarter berths aft, plus galley facilities and a head compartment under the V-berth.
Construction Details
| Designer | Ray Kaufmann |
|---|---|
| Builder | Hurley Marine Ltd. |
| Length | 20.000 ft |
| LOA | 19.830 ft |
| LWL | 16.000 ft |
| Beam | 6.670 ft |
| Displacement | 2146 lb |
| Ballast | 800 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.000 ft |
| Year Built | 1960 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 25 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 7.20 ft |
| p | 21.67 ft |
| e | 9.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 ft | 7.20 ft | 21.67 ft | 9.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Signet 20 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 21.67 ft - (6605 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.15 ft - (7056 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 23.36 ft - (7120 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 106.48 ft² |
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Signet 20 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 20.81 ft - (6343 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.38 ft - (2859 mm) |
| Leech | * 18.37 ft - (5599 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 8.28 ft - (2524 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 11.98 ° |
| Area | * 86.13 ft² |
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Signet 20 - GENOA
| Luff | * 24.72 ft - (7535 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.41 ft - (7135 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 10.8 ft - (3292 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.02 ° |
| Area | * 133.49 ft² |
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Signet 20 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 24.72 ft - (7535 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 12.96 ft - (3950 mm) |
| Foot | * 12.96 ft - (3950 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | * 272 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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