| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Herb David |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
| Builder | Lancer Yachts |
| Role | Motorsailer |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 15,500 lb (7,031 kg) |
| Draft | 6.30 ft (1.92 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 40.00 ft (12.19 m) |
| LWL | 33.67 ft (10.26 m) |
| Beam | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Engine | inboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel | fin keel |
| Ballast | 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) |
| Rudder | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
I foretriangle height | 49.50 ft (15.09 m) |
J foretriangle base | 14.80 ft (4.51 m) |
P mainsail luff | 43.00 ft (13.11 m) |
E mainsail foot | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 322.50 sq ft (29.961 m2) |
| 366.30 sq ft (34.030 m2) | |
Total sail area | 688.80 sq ft (63.992 m2) |
The Lancer 40 is an American sailboat that was designed by Herb David as a motorsailer and cruiser and first built in 1983.
The design was built by Lancer Yachts in the United States, between 1983 and 1985, but it is now out of production.
The Lancer 40 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a center cockpit, a raked stem, an angled transom, with a fixed swimming platform, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15,500 lb (7,031 kg) and carries 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 6.30 ft (1.92 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard motor for cruising, docking and maneuvering.
The design has a hull speed of 7.77 kn (14.39 km/h).
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