Beachcomber (22 ft)
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Beachcomber is a round bilge glass-reinforced plastic
(GRP) keelboat
designed and built in New Zealand
around 1980. The designer of the Beachcomber was R Hart (of Hart Bros) Whangaparoa, New Zealand. Designer is said to have drowned off east end of Waiheke while young.
Beachcombers have either a fin keel or bilge keels. There are two basic designs—a ply deck and cabin and a fibreglass desk with a flush cabin.
Glass-reinforced plastic
Fiberglass , is a fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. It is also known as GFK ....
(GRP) keelboat
Keelboat
Keelboat has two distinct meanings related to two different types of boats: one a riverine cargo-capable working boat, and the other a classification for small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yachts.-Historical keel-boats:...
designed and built in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
around 1980. The designer of the Beachcomber was R Hart (of Hart Bros) Whangaparoa, New Zealand. Designer is said to have drowned off east end of Waiheke while young.
Beachcombers have either a fin keel or bilge keels. There are two basic designs—a ply deck and cabin and a fibreglass desk with a flush cabin.