2023 Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
26' (7.92m) - MARTA
At 26’ Marta is a nimble, fast, and easily managed day-sailer / pocket cruiser.
- Vineyard Haven Massachusetts United States
- Daysailers
- Sail
- Used
- Electric
- Wood Hull
- HIN/IMO: GOBMARTAF404
$ 285,000 USD
€ 267,730 Euros
$ 392,267 CAD
£ 229,264 GBP
Description
MARTA
In the spring 2023, the Gannon and Benjamin Boatyard in Vineyard Haven, Mass, launched its 85th vessel, built to Nat Benjamin’s design No. 100.
At 26’ Marta is a nimble, fast, and easily managed daysailer / pocket cruiser. Her gaff mainsail and club jib are self-tacking, and may be raised and lowered from the cockpit. She is equipped with an electric inboard motor for quiet dependable power. The two, 48 volt batteries may be charged with a solar panel or plug-in when dockside. The cockpit accommodates six in comfort.
The Spartan interior is fitted with two berths, a galley counter to starboard, and a designated space for a head or porta-potti to port. She has plentiful storage both below deck and in cockpit lockers.
Marta is both elegant and simple. The varnished silver bally cabin sides, coamings and sliding hatch, are balanced with a painted deck and cockpit, and natural wood toe rails.
“In my few years of messing about on boats, I have tried to include the basic ingredients for safety, speed and comfort with a strong emphasis on good looks…I feel it’s important to keep a weather eye on current trends but not be influenced by the glitter only the grace.” Nat Benjamin
Data Sheet
HIN/IMO: GOBMARTAF404
LOA: 26' " (7.92 Meters)
Type: Sail - Used
Year: 2023
Fuel Type: Electric
Hull Material: Wood
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Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Nat Benjamin
Builder: Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway / Vineyard Haven, MA.
LOD: 26’
LWL: 20’ 2”
Beam: 7’ 10”
Draft: 3’ 11”
Displacement: 7,300 lbs
Ballast: 2,900 lbs. (Lead)
Rig Type: Gaff-rigged sloop with self-tacking jib
Sail Area: 439 sq. ft
Auxiliary Propulsion: Electric Yacht Quiet Torque 10 inboard motor
Construction
Purpleheart keel, deadwood, sternpost, live oak stem
Cedar planking with Wana garboards and sheer strakes
White oak frames
Silver Bali deck furniture
Dynel over plywood deck, plywood cockpit
Silicon bronze fasteners
Lead ballast – 2, 900 lbs.
Spars and Rigging
Gaff rig with a self-tacking jib
Laminated Douglas Fir mast, boom, gaff and jib club
Stainless standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with bronze turnbuckle adjusters
Bronze main sheet traveler
Bronze self-tacking jib traveler
Bronze deck hardware
Sails and Canvas
2023 Sperry main sail
2023 Sperry jib
Main sail cover
Jib cover
Interior cushions
Auxiliary Propulsion
Electric Yacht Quiet Torque 10 inboard electric motor
Stainless propellor shaft
Feather Stream 4-bladed feathering propellor
Conventional stuffing box
Electrical
Victron charger with 30A shore power connection
12v Blue Seas panel
Batteries 2-48VDC LI Phosphate batteries with 12VDC step-down convertor
Solar panel
Ground Tackle
15# Danforth anchor
Appropriate chain and rode combination
Additional Equipment
Dock lines and fenders
Portable toilet
Flares, PFDs, and other required safety gear
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.