Hurley Marine
| Hurley Marine Ltd. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1946 |
| resolution | 1974 |
| Seat | Plymouth |
| Branch | Shipbuilding |
Hurley Marine was a sailboat manufacturer based in Plymouth , England. This was founded by the British entrepreneur George Hurley in 1946 as AG Hurley Ltd and renamed in 1964 with additional shareholders in what would later become Hurley Marine Ltd.
The best-known model was the Hurley 22 , a GRP boat designed by Ian L. Anderson . It was first presented in 1964 and around 1,200 were built and sold. Other models followed, such as the Hurley 18, 20, 24, 27, 28 and 30, with the number indicating the boat length in feet .
A previous model with many similarities to the Hurley 20 and Hurley 22 is the 20 foot long Hurley Felicity , which was built about 150 times and is the first Anderson construction for Hurley.
The 6.10 m long and 2.16 m wide Hurley 20 was as Kimmkieler with 80 cm depth , and as a means Kiel built with 100 cm depth, both using 454 kg a fairly high ballast ratio in relation to the empty weight of approximately 1035 kg. The main sail has 9.30 m² of sail area , the normal jib 7.90 m². A tub for an outboard motor up to 10 HP is molded into the transom. There are lockers behind both dog berths , and there is another small storage space next to the engine compartment.
The Hurley 18 is also particularly stiff and seaworthy, with a relatively long central keel with an empty weight of 1100 kg and 454 kg of ballast. The main sail has 9.30 m² sail area, the jib 7.40 m². In addition to the V-shaped double berth at the front, there is a dog berth on the starboard side. An outboard motor can be stowed in the port locker, up to 10 HP are common. The boat is 5.63 m long and 1.99 m wide and has a 99 cm draft.
The company Hurley Marine stopped the production in 1974 in Plymouth and sold the constructions and the brand name to the company South Coast Marine. The rights were later sold to the Ravensail company .
In the late 1980s the brand name was licensed to the Dutch Jachtbouw Twente. This shipyard built a modified Hurley 22 under the name Hurley 700. This lighter Hurley 700 has a yardstick number of 116, the Hurley 22, however, the slower 127 with a weight of about 1.9 tons.