rebel 41 sailboat

The Rebel 41 is a 41.27ft masthead sloop designed by Van de Stadt and built in fiberglass by Tyler Boat Co. Ltd. (UK) since 1965.

The Rebel 41 is a very heavy sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a heavy bluewater cruising boat. The fuel capacity is average. There is a good water supply range.

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Southern Ocean Shipyard Van de Stadt Rebel 41 for sale in West Mersea United Kingdom

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Southern Ocean Shipyard Van de Stadt Rebel 41

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Van de Stadt Rebel 41, built in 1970 by the Southern Ocean Shipyard, attractive classic lines with GRP hull and wooden coachroof and superstructure, wheel steering, recent instrumentation, 7 berth interior layout.

Perkins 4108 4 cylinder approx 51hp inboard diesel engine. Shaft drive to 3 blade fixed propeller.

12v battery system. Alternator charging. Wind turbine trickle charging.

Compass, B & G Triton log & depth (2022), B & G wind (not connected), Kelvin Hughes VHF radio, Panasonic FM/AM radio, NECO autopilot, B & G Vulcan 9" chart plotter (2022) with CMap charts, Sestrel clock and barometer, radar reflector, navigation lights, steaming light and anchor light.

Fire extinguishers, fire blanket, manual bilge pump.

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, sprayhood, spray dodgers, cockpit cushions, teak cockpit table, 4 x sheet winches, 1 x mainsheet winch, 4 x halyard winches, 1 x reefing winch, outboard bracket on pushpit, anchor with chain and warp, manual anchor windlass, mooring warps and fenders.

Slab reefing mainsail (Gowen 1995). Mainsail cover. Genoa roller reefing system by Hood with furling No 1 Genoa (Gowen 1995). Alloy mast and spars. Stainless steel standing rigging renewed in 1997, except forestay which was replaced in around 2021. Sails laundered 2019/20.

Taylors bulkhead mounted heater. Her galley has a gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, water supply tot he sink from fixed water tank. Separate heads compartment with Baby Blake marine toilet, wash basin opposite. Red vinyl upholstery. Chart table to port. ACCOMMODATION She has 7 berths in 3 cabins including 2 vee berths in the forward cabin, her saloon forms a double berth with single opposite and there are two quarter berths.

OWNERS COMMENTS

FEATURES Refit in 1996/7 included stripping of antifoul/epoxy and re-epoxy coating plus topside re-spray. Partial refit in 2014 included renewal of port side sub deck & replacement of window frames with new New B & G navigation instruments (require final fitting). REMARKS "Canouan" is a very attractive Van de Stadt designed Rebel 41, with GRP hull and wooden superstructure, bermudan rig and aft cockpit with wheel steering. She has been in present ownership since 1995, undergoing a full refit during 1996/7 and regularly sailed since for coastal and offshore cruising. In 2022 new instruments were purchased and this installation is partially complete. She has remained ashore for the past 2 years due to her owners illness. With some investment she would make a stunning offshore cruiser.

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ABOUT SOUTHERN OCEAN SHIPYARD VAN DE STADT REBEL 41

The Southern Ocean Shipyard Van de Stadt Rebel 41 is a 0 feet long This 1970 diesel Southern Ocean Shipyard Van de Stadt Rebel 41, with 51 horsepower.

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Basic specs., sailing characteristics.

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Rebel 41 is 1.41, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Rebel 41 is about 215 kg/cm, alternatively 1207 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 215 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1207 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

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SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 16.20

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Rebel 41 – A classic look with some very modern systems. This is a stunning boat that will delight with her sailing characteristics. Built in the UK in 1966 by the famous Tyler yard she has undergone a continuous upgrade and improvement program with her loving owners. She presents very well – currently ashore near Falmouth. Call Simon at Red-Ensign for a full description.

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Southern Ocean Shipyard Ltd.

Founded by Frank King and George Davies. (The company was originally called Southern Ocean Supplies Ltd.) Location was Poole, Dorset.

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• One Ton Class
• Half Ton Class
• IOR 3/4 ton
• Doug Peterson
• E. G. Van de Stadt
• Jacques De Ridder
• Richard Rascoe

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This year the boat that holds claim to being America's first production fiberglass one-design will celebrate its 60th birthday. That the boat is still in production makes this milestone that much more remarkable. In 1948, fresh out of the Navy, Ray Greene began building a 16-foot family daysailer out of his Toledo, Ohio, shop using a revolutionary new material called fiberglass. The design of the boat was based on lines drawn by a local high school drawing instructor by the name of Alvin Younquist. With its wide, 6-foot, 7-inch beam and 110-pound steel centerboard the stable little boat known as the Rebel soon became a hit on the Midwest's inland lakes. And while Greene said he never intended to create a racer, thanks to the boat's performance-courtesy of a large 120-square-foot main and 46-square-foot jib on a fractional rig-it wasn't long before a competitive structure was built around the boat. By 1952 a class association had been firmly established and by 1963 the class boasted 138 active members. Not bad. Fleets started popping up across the Midwest, south into Kentucky and all the way down to Texas. Meanwhile, class members could be found sailing the inland lakes of the Eastern Seaboard from New York to Florida. After 25 years of building the Rebel, with more than 3,000 hulls produced, Greene was ready to call it quits and sold the works to a group of Chicago investors. Production of the Rebel continued at a steady pace during the 1970s, and was done under a number of names: Melling Tool Co., Rebel Industries and finally Spindrift One Designs. After Spindrift folded, the Rebel moved to Michigan in 1988 when Nickels Boat Works of Fenton took over with the production of the Mark V model. Nickels continues to build the Rebel, offering buyers a choice of a daysailer version for $9,860 or the optimum racing version for $11,872 less sails and trailer. A stainless steel centerboard now comes standard with the Rebel. Nickels also continues to be a great source for parts and accessories, as well as information, on the Rebel. One tough Rebel While there have been reports of problems with the foam flotation on older boats becoming waterlogged, that has been less of a problem on boats from the 1970s and later. Other than that, a buyer of a used Rebel should find few issues with the condition of this durable little boat. Indeed, boats 25 years and older will still top regatta leaderboards. "They're well made, very rugged boats that will last forever," said Al Vorel, National Rebel Association Commodore, who has been racing the same boat, No. 3914, for almost 20 years. "You don't have to run out every 5 to 10 years to buy a new boat." This is one of the reasons for the longevity of the class. Boats tend to stay in the family, passed down from parent to child, with the younger generations wanting to keep the racing going. "My mother races, and my daughter sometimes races, so there are times we'll have three generations on the course," Vorel said. This also, of course, keeps a lot of boats off the market, and finding a used Rebel can be a bit of a challenge. But thanks to the Internet, it's possible to locate a few sellers. Prices can vary from just under $1,000 for an older boat in need of some work to $3,000 or more for a later model. Buyers can typically expect to pay in the neighborhood of $1,500 for a pre-Nickels-era boat in good shape. We were fortunate enough to find a late 1970s Rebel listed for sale on www.craigslist.org. Better yet, the seller was within trailering distance. The offer on the boat was $1,400, so we drove out to take a look. The boat was well cared for, kept under a roof winters, and showed no structural damage. Other than some algae stains and scuff marks the finish looked good, and all the gear was there, including the main and jib, which the owner said he bought new about seven years ago. We did see some possible issues, including a rusty, pitted centerboard and a wooden rudder that looked to have some rotting. So we offered to pay the full $1,400 if the owner threw in the trailer, which he originally wanted an extra $200 for. The deal was closed and we drove off with the Rebel in tow. Rebel with a cause With the boat parked in our yard the first item of business we wanted to take care of was the rusty centerboard. Nickels offers a stainless steel replacement board, and we could picture how sweet the boat would look with a shiny new stainless fin. Unfortunately, these centerboards run close to $1,000; more than two-thirds the cost of the entire boat. So such an extravagant purchase didn't make much sense. Instead we set about rehabilitating the old board. We removed, with a bit of difficulty, the 110-pound board and set in on sawhorses. The first step was to remove the old paint using paint stripper, then power sanding. We then slathered on some Duro Naval Jelly to remove the rust, wiping down everything with paper towels then finishing up with a clean, acetone-soaked rag. Next, we filled in the pits and hollows with West Marine Surfacing Putty, and sanded everything smooth. We made certain the blade was fair by running a straight edge along the board. We also further faired the rounded leading edge of the board to within the class rule limits, which prohibit tapering less than 1/16th of an inch and more than one inch in from the leading edge. We then primed the board with several coats of Interlux Primocon primer, which when dried we wet sanded with 400-grit paper, and finished with a couple coats of Interlux VC-17m Extra bottom paint. With the centerboard done, we then turned to the rudder. An ice pick determined the wood was beginning to rot near the lower trailing edge. We probably could have rehabilitated the rudder as well, but since we had saved some money by not replacing the centerboard we decided to spring for a new rudder. We opted for a fiberglass blade, supplied by Nickels for $375. This cost covered just the blade, as the original aluminum rudder cheeks and hardware were still in good shape. While we were on the phone with Nickels, we decided to order all new running rigging to replace the weathered lines the boat came with. This included lines for the cunningham, boom vang, centerboard system, as well as sheets and halyards for both main and jib. The total for 112 feet of ¼-inch line and 105 feet of 5/16-inch line came to $100. Next we took a closer look at the standing rigging. The spars showed no defects, and with a bit of metal polish and elbow grease the rotating mast, boom and aluminum whisker pole looked good as new. The 1-by-9 stainless steel shrouds and forestay also showed no visible defects. We did, however, find the diamond stays on the mast to be tuned rather tight. According to the North Sail's One-Design tuning guide for the Rebel, an overly tight diamond can limit fore and aft mast bend, and can even cause negative pre-bend, where the mast bends forward at the tip. Since we want to have a competitive boat, we loosened the diamond tension and will readjust after doing some sea trials. As we said, we ultimately wanted to race our Rebel and didn't want a slow boat. So obviously the 7-year-old suit of sails had to go. This would be our biggest expense, and a new suit of sails would alone exceed the original cost of the boat. A new main and standard jib (a light air jib is also available) from North Sails set us back $1,615, which included $20 for class royalties but not shipping. Certainly this was a blow to our budget, but we rationalized it by thinking about the fun we would be having with some close racing come summer. Our last order of business was getting our bottom clean and smooth. We first scrubbed the hull down with a detergent then wet sanded everything below the rails to a slick surface with 1,200-grit paper. After a rinse and wipe down with the hose and clean towels we were satisfied we had a slick bottom. We finished off by treating all our hardware and moving bits to a little McLube Sailkote spray. We now have what we feel will be a contender on the course for our racing crew of two. Yet, with the roomy Rebel cockpit that can seat six, we're also looking forward to some lazy summer daysailing when friends and family show up. Either way, we'll certainly get our money's worth from this tough but nimble little classic.

LOA 16' 1.5" LWL 15' 10" Beam 6' 7.5" Draft 3' 4" Weight 700 lbs, Sail area 166 sq. ft.

Project list and cost summary 1977 Rebel 16 $1,400

Retrofit budget: 1. Naval Jelly, paint stripper, acetone $38 2. Evercoat Marine Surfacing Putty $25 3. nterlux Primocon $28 4. Interlux VC 17m Extra $48 5. Fiberglass rudder $375 6. Running rigging $100 7. Sails $1,615 8. Metal polish $13 9. Sandpaper, misc.. $18

Total retrofit work $2,260 161% of purchase price Grand total $3,660

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• Boat REF#  ·  210751
• Length  ·  12.46m
• Year  ·  1976
• Construction  ·  GRP
• Underwater profile  ·  Long Keel
• Sleeping berths  ·  7

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