Mobjack (dinghy)

Short description: Sailboat class

Mobjack

Development
Designer| Roger Moorman
Location| United States
Year| 1956
No. built| 537
Builder(s)| Mobjack Manufacturing
Lockley Newport Boats
Role| One-design racer
Boat
Crew| two
Boat weight| 450 lb (204 kg)
Draft| 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 17.00 ft (5.18 m)
LWL| 16.75 ft (5.11 m)
Beam| 6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| centerboard
Rudder(s)| transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan| fractional rigged sloop
Spinnaker area| 240 sq ft (22 m2)
Total sail area| 180 sq ft (17 m2)

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The Mobjack is an American sailboat that was designed by Roger Moorman as a one design racer and first built in 1956.[1]

The boat is named for Mobjack Bay, Virginia.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 Operational history
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Production

The design was built by Mobjack Manufacturing in Gloucester, Virginia and Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States , among other builders. Production started in 1956 and ended in 2003 with 537 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

## Design

The Mobjack is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem and transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a folding centerboard. It displaces 450 lb (204 kg).[1]

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centerboard extended and 9 in (23 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]

For sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker of 240 sq ft (22 m2). A single trapeze is normally used by the crew.[1]

## Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the International Mobjack Association.[1][5]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mobjack sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mobjack.
2. ↑ Dennison, Jere. "Birthplace of the Mobjack". Fishing Bay Yacht Club. https://www.fbyc.net/club/history/jeres-history/07-fbyc-birthplace-mobjack/.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mobjack Manufacturing Corp.". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mobjack-manufacturing-corp.
4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa.
5. ↑ "International Mobjack Association". mobjack.tripod.com. 2021. https://mobjack.tripod.com/.

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