Falcon's Specs
Falcon's hull was designed by a man named Hans Otto Horne in Florida sometime around 1952 or 53. He made a mold and
pulled about three hulls out of it and reportedly did a bit of cruising with his family. The hull was based on Joshua Slocum's
'Spray', perhaps the most popular and notable little cruising boat in history, most notably because it was the first to be sailed
singlehandedly around the world. The trip took place between 1865 and 1868 or 69.

Mr. Horne 'improved' some of the lines and ratios of the old Chesapeake Bay fishing boat and also made her a bit smaller and
lighter. Spray was 36 1/2 feet on deck with a 14 foot beam and about four feet of draft. There's probably no real telling what
she actually displaced. The Horne's version is 32 1/2 feet on deck, 12 1/2 feet in the beam, and 4 feet 7 inches in draft. She
was set to be 17,500 pounds displacement with 5500 pounds of concrete and boiler punchings ballast. The two small deck
houses were similar to those on 'Spray', the deck was recessed about 10 inches below the sheer and she was rigged as a
ketch with solid, round wooden spars.

I have changed quite a few things. Falcon is a schooner. She has an 8 foot bowsprit and 3 feet of boom overhang for a total
length of 44 feet, though the hull is a 33 footer. The additional ballast has bumped the total displacement up to about 22,000
pounds. Right now she has about 8600 pounds of ballast, but I'm taking some out to lighten her up. Always easier to chuck it
overboard than get it when you need it. All the ballast in Falcon is cast-in lead.
LOD                                                     32.5 feet

Beam                                                    12.5 feet

Draft                                                         5 feet

LOA                                                        44 feet

Displacement                                   22,000 pounds

Ballast                                                7700 pounds

Sail Area                                             750 sq feet

Mast Height         (mainsail down)           33 feet

Gaff Height             (mainsail up)             37 feet

Main Boom                                               18 feet

Main Gaff                                                 12 feet

Fore Boom                                               10 feet

Fore Gaff                                                 10 feet

Fuel Tanks                                2 @ 50 gallons each

Water Tanks                     4 for a total of about 125 gallons

Batteries                                             4 8D Gels
                                                       2 4D Gels

Power                            4 Cylinder 52 HP Pathfinder Diesel
                                  with Hurth 3:1 Gearbox

Steering                                 Edson large rack and pinion
                                           aft facing

Sail Handling                                       Garhauer

Autopilot                                            Autohelm 6000

Prop                                               18 x 15 RH 3-blade


Windlass                                Ideal Dual Direction Vertical
                                    w/ Capstan & Gypsy & Remote


Ground Tackle                          45 Lb Spade w/200 Ft 5/16
                                               BBB & 225 ft 5/8 Nylon

                                             35 Lb Delta w/200 Ft 5/16
                                               BBB & 165 Ft 5/8 Nylon

                                        25 Lb Danforth HT w/10 Ft 5/16
                                              BBB & 165 Ft 5/8 Nylon

                                             22 Lb Delta w/25 Ft 5/16
                                              BBB & 160 Ft 5/8 Nylon



     I will keep adding to this page as I sort out more
          information, such as individual sail areas.