Columbia 29 Defender Specs
Here are the specs you requested. For more information go to the link below. It will take you to the yahoo Columbia Yachts forum, where there are many more owners available for the information you need. I'm pretty sure that the hull is solid, not cored. Length Overall 28' 6" Length Waterline 22' 6" Beam 8' 0" Draft 4' 0" Displacement 8400 lbs. Ballast (lead) 4120 lbs. Sail Area 381 sq. ft. LOA LWL BEAM DRAFT DISPL BALLAST 28’6" 22’6" 8’0" 4’0" 8400 4120 An early brochure and ads from Sept '62 Feb '63 have the ballast as 3120# and displacement as 7400#. A 29 MkII brochure, ads from Feb '66 and Jan '67, and an article from April '67 have the ballast as 4100# and the displacement as 8400#. You can also navigate thru the WWW.Columbia-Yachts.com site for more history and layout. Larry Wilson