Chrysler Lone Star 13 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

13.08' · 3.99 m

Disp.

350 lbs · 159 kg

First year

1963

The Chrysler Lone Star 13, frequently designated as the LS13, is a distinctive 13foot fiberglass daysailer that represents the transition of Lone Star Boats into the Chrysler Marine portfolio following the 1965 acquisition. Designed by naval architects Thomas Faul and Charles Wittholz, the LS13 was marketed as a "onedesign racing sloop" that could simultaneously serve as a stable family platform. Its most defining characteristic is its twin bilgeboard system, a design choice that distinguishes it from the vast majority of dinghies in its class which typically utilize a central centerboard or daggerboard. By moving the foils to the sides, the designers created an entirely unobstructed cockpit sole, an innovation rarely seen in vessels of this size during the 1960s and 70s.