| About 30 Leisure 29's were
built, the majority being fitted with bilge keels, they
proved to be remarkably sturdy sea going boats. The hull
is built in solid GRP with foam ribs and stringers for exceptional
strength and minimum maintenance. The deck is in balsa sandwich
for maximum insulation properties. The hull has either twin
bilge keels, or a fin keel, with a moulded skeg and rudder.
Tiller steering is standard. The Leisure 29 was designed
by Frank Pryor. |
The non slip moulded deck is
clean and uncluttered with a flat foredeck for safe anchor
handling. High topsides give an immense amount of room below
with full 6ft 1½ in headroom throughout, making this a really
dry boat but without creating excess windage. Double lifelines
run through stanchions from a butterfly shaped pulpit to
the pushpit. teak handrails are fitted each side of the
coach rook which is fitted with four ventilators for the
main saloon, toilet and hanging locker. Black anodised aluminium
toe rails, incorporating four fairleads run from stem to
stern. A combined stem head roller and fairlead is fitted.
A 25lb C.Q.R. anchor is standard, stowed in a anchor well
with a two piece hinged hatch. Two deck mounted halyard
winches, and two speed sheet winches and cleats are standard
fittings. All standing rigging is in stainless steel, shroud
chain plates are anchored to internal steel brackets through
bolted and bonded to the hull. Halyards are internal to
the mast and run direct via deck mounted turning blocks
to winches and cleats.
The standard engine is a 7.5hp Volvo diesel Saildrive unit,
though many boats were fitted with the larger twin cylinder
13 hp engine. A twin battery installation is standard. |
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Leisure 29 "Osprey of Exe" |
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In later years the Leisure 29 moulds were used by Jaguar
Yachts to produce the Lynx 29. Except for some minor differences
in internal trim, including the use of light coloured internal
mouldings, the Lynx 29 is virtually identical to the Leisure
29.
Down below the cabins are fitted out in teak veneers
and quality furnishings. Double lined throughout, the interior
has long tinted windows which make the saloon light and
airy by day.
The companion way steps are easily removed
to give access to the engine. The basic arrangement is a
dinette which will seat five people in comfort with four
more on the berth opposite.
A separate toilet compartment,
and hanging locker are fitted between the main saloon and
fore cabin.
A full galley is fitted with cooker, sink and
icebox. Seawater and freshwater pumps are standard. |
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Lynx 29 "Pelagic"
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Specification Detail
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Length overall 8.80m
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Water line length 7.62m
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Beam 2.81m
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Draft fin keel 1.49m (twin keel 1.19m)
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Displacement 2.8 tonnes
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Keel 1527 kilos
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Total weight 3400 kilos
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Mast height 9.9m (10.6 m lake rig)
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Headroom 1.87m
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Mainsail 11.91 sq. m
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Genoa No 1 25.1 sq. m
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Genoa No 2 20.8 sq. m
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Jib No 1 12.73 sq. m
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Storm Jib 5.39 sq. m
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Spinnaker 57 sq. m
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No complete brochure for the Leisure 29 was ever published.
There was only a simple "flyer", see below, that accompanied the
Leisure 27 Brochure.
Leisure 29 "Flyer"
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