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THE LUGER SAILBOAT MOORING: SERVING LUGER OWNERS AND THE WEB
SINCE 1999 AT HOME PORT WWW.LUGERBOATS.COM
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Luger's Leeward is one of the most popular
sailboats ever built.
Even if you can't tell port from starboard, you can complete your
Leeward in just no time at all. This slick, mid-sized cuddy cabin sloop has been
successfully completed by thousands of owners.
Leeward's sleek, trim form and planing hull give top performance on
the open water. Leeward's cockpit seats six on chair-height seats with form fitting
backrests. Leeward's cabin top is rigidly reinforced to support the weight of top-side
sailors.
Leeward's semi-planing hull (identical to the Seabreeze) is
exceptionally stable and gives top performance on open water. For easy, single-handed
sailing, all lines controlling main and jib sails and the raising /lowering of centerboard
are within easy reach while seated at the tiller.
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Double click image to enlarge
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With your specially designed
Luger trailer, your Leeward is launched and loaded just as easily and quickly as the
smallest outboard fishing boat -- and she tows easily at freeway speeds whether your auto
is full size or a sub-compact.
CLICK HERE
to see trailer photos.
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Double click image to enlarge
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Leeward's lightweight aluminum
mast (only 25 lbs.) is easily raised and lowered by one person in a few seconds -- and no
tools are needed. The hinged tabernacle base fitting on the cabin top holds the mast
securely at all times -- and only the forestay is disconnected when lowering or raising
the mast for trailer transport. Less than one minute is required for mast
raising/lowering.
Leeward's mast is held securely in its raised position with 1x19
stainless steel shrouds and forestay which are equipped with adjustable, quick disconnect
fittings at the deck.
Your Leeward is designed for easy
single-handed sailing fun. All lines controlling the main and jib sails and the
position of the centerboard are led to within easy reach of the skipper while seated at
the tiller. And when the wind pipes up, roller reefing of the mainsail enables
reduction of sail area quickly and safely. (You pull back on the boom and revolve it
to roll up the sail just like a window shade. Releasing the boom re-engages the
locking mechanism.)
The pivoting centerboard is hinged to swing back and up-and-over
underwater obstructions and it retracts completely within the hull inside its fully
enclosed centerboard trunk -- for beaching and trailering. The centerboard can be
positioned at any setting - from fully up to all the way down - varying Leeward's draft
from 4" to 35". Your Leeward sails safely in the shallowest water.
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Additional note from the website publisher:
The Leeward 16 is probably
the best example of "Model Evolution" as a result of the marine industry's
improvements in fiberglass component production. The 16' sloop's design remained
very much the same over its many years of production - from the early 1960's to the
company's closing in 1987. The Leeward did, however, change in its assembly and
construction methods during those years.
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In 1966, the Leeward was furnished in
3 separate fiberglass sections:
1) The lower hull, 2) the upper
hull/deck, and 3) the cabin.
The lower hull was reinforced with factory pre-cut interlocking marine plywood reinforcing
members. In this early version, the centerboard well and both bench seats (top and
sides) were wood (not fiberglass, as in later years).
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This 1970 Leeward was shipped as
10 separate fiberglass pieces:
1) The lower hull (bottom of
boat); 2/3) the two sides of the hull; 4) transom;
5/6) two bench setas; 7) the deck (top of boat from bow to
transom; 8/9) 2-piece centerboard well; and 10) the cabin top piece
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Just the hull (bottom) came in four: The left
and right fiberglass side panels were slipped into place and fastened to the bottom
section using small stainless steel screws. The transom section was then slipped
into place - all using interlocking flanges of the molded fiberglass sections to assure a
perfect fit. The deck, cabin top, two seats and the two centerboard well sections
made up the remaining six.
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By 1979, advances in fiberglass methods reduced
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number of fiberglass components to only four:
1) The hull, 2) the
deck (with cabin, bench seats and mast tabernacle as a one-piece unit), and
3/4) the two-piece centerboard well.
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The Luger Sailboat Mooring
© 1999-2005 - j. rilling johnston all rights
reserved
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