Cal 2-29
Built 1974–1978 by Jensen Marine
About the Cal 2-29
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1974–1978
- Builder
- Jensen Marine
- Designer
- C. William Lapworth
- Length
- 29 ft
- Waterline
- 24 ft
- Beam
- 9.25 ft
- Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 8,000 lb
- Ballast
- 3,350 lb
- Hull / keel
- fin keel
- Rig
- sloop
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 20 gal
- Number built
- 387
- Stern thruster
- not fitted
Tank capacities — where the figures come from
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Fuel 20 gal
“A 20 gallon regular gas fuel tank ... under the cockpit sole” — owner's manual, pages.sssnet.com · “Tankage, fuel 20 gal” — search excerpt (1976), sailingtexas.com · “A 20 gallon regular gas fuel tank is located under the cockpit sole” — owner's manual (1977 Cal 29 guide), richardanderson.netTwo of the builder's Cal 29 owner's guides, one from 1977, give a 20 gal tank under the cockpit sole for the gas-inboard Cal 29. The 2-29 is the cruising version of that hull with a standard diesel, and a 1976 2-29 listing also says 20. Likely the same tank, but no builder figure for the 2-29 itself was found.
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Water unknown
“water 30” — search excerpt (1976), sailingtexas.com · “Water is supplied to the sink from a 25 gallon fresh water tank under the forward double berth.” — owner's manual (1977 Cal 29 guide), richardanderson.netOur earlier figure was 40 gal, from a spec database; a 1976 2-29 listing says 30, and the builder's 1977 Cal 29 owner's guide gives 25 for the base Cal 29. The 2-29 brochure is said to list extra cruising equipment, so its water may be larger than the Cal 29's; unresolved.
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Water heater unknown
“Water is supplied to the sink from a 25 gallon fresh water tank under the forward double berth” — owner's manual (1977), richardanderson.netThe 1977 Jensen owner's guide describes a 25 gal tank feeding the galley sink, an optional alcohol stove and an optional 12 V battery system. Hot water and shore power aren't mentioned, though the guide never says there was none.
Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.
Thrusters and steering — where this comes from
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Stern thruster not fitted
Our earlier figure of none has no source, and nothing was found either way.
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Steering unknown
“includes, as standard equipment, a diesel engine, pressurized shower, pedestal steering, vanity with medicine chest” — search excerpt, sailboatdata.com · “It added a Farymann 12 hp (9 kW) diesel engine, a pressurized shower, pedestal steering” — search excerpt, en.wikipedia.org · “Steering= wheel” — spec database, pages.sssnet.comPedestal wheel steering was standard on the 2-29 (the Cal brochure as quoted by sailboatdata and Wikipedia), but no source says whether the pedestal drives a cable and quadrant or a geared steerer. A guide online labelled 1977 Cal 29 is really the original Cal 29 owner's guide (standard outboard, varnished tiller), not the 2-29's.
Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.
Sources disagree on water tank — left blank rather than guessed.
Cruising-equipped version of the Cal 29 (1968-1974, 624 built, Atomic 4 gas) on the same hull; the 2-29 added a diesel, pressure water, pedestal steering, shore power and extra water tankage as standard. Both versions were built concurrently for a time; more than 1,000 of the two combined. Sources read do not state whether the hull is solid or cored.
Engines fitted
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Farymann — 12 hp, diesel, single
standard
Wikipedia: the 2-29 added a 12 hp Farymann diesel as standard equipment (the basic Cal 29 used a gasoline engine). Only one source read; no repower data found.Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Generator
Owner's guide mentions only an optional 12 V battery with master switch and fuses; no AC system or generator.
Known problems for this model
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Rusting steel mast-support beam hull
The mast compression post bears on a mild-steel transverse beam under the molding near the head, in an area that stays wet; check it for rust with a mirror and light from the bilge and floor openings.forums.sailboatowners.com
Model sources (6)
sailboatdata.com · sailboatdata.com · forums.sailboatowners.com · en.wikipedia.org · pages.sssnet.com · richardanderson.net
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Other Cal models
- Cal 2-27 1974–1980
- Cal 25 1965–1976
- Cal 31 ?–1984
- Cal 39 Mk II 1978–1982
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.