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Out-of-production 30-foot monohull aft-cockpit fiberglasssloop with with or without a pilothouse from Rawson Inc.. Designed by William Garden. Formerly built in the USA. 256 produced from 1959 to 1986. 36 pilothouse 30s built between 1976 and 1984.
Specifications for the Rawson 30
| LOA |
30.5 ft.
| LOD |
30.5 ft.
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| LWL |
22.0 ft.
| Beam |
9.0 ft.
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| Draft |
5.0 ft.
| Displaces |
12,000 lbs.
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| Ballast |
5,000 lbs.
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| D/L |
503
| B/D |
42 %
| Comfort |
38.6
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| Capsize |
1.57
| L/B |
3.4
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The author finds a Rawson 30 Pilothouse anchored near him, "another one of those great, inexpensive cruising boats that so often fall through the cracks." Brief description.
[SailNet, 6 July 2004]
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