1981 Telstar 26 8M Folding Trimaran 26 ft folding Trimaran designed and built by Tony Smith who now builds the Gemini 34 105 Catamaran and the Telstar 28 T2 folding tri.

Telstar 26 trimaran interior. Folding trimarans but no trailer sailed for last 5 years selling due to work load 10 hp. This is possible because of Smiths ingenious retracting mechanism. I own a auto tuning and performance shop here so working in fiberglass is not a problem carbon fiber welding bending pipes prepping and.

Talk about the older Telstar 26 and 8M. United Kingdom United States. 27 Feb 2002 2 pugwash New member.

With the production of the Telstar 26 and Telstar 35. The amas slide into the hull allowing for rigid deck sections without increasing retracted beam. The roots of the Telstar 28 can be traced back to Telstar Ltd.

Only a few hulls were manufactured in the US plant the. Tony Smith answers the dip in the Dow with a complete makeover of his 30-year-old Telstar trimaran and the return of a very cost-effective cruiser. Reduced to sell 5995.

Tony emigrated to the US and set up Performance Cruising in. Telstar trimaran for sale UK ref 1286. General Telstar Mk 2 Trimaran Originally 26 feet stern lengthened now 28 feet Sail Number 86 X Hulls Deck GRP Hull Decks are balsa sandwich 9mm ply Rig Rigging New rigging wire Original mast with folding steps Twin mainsheets to keep cockpit clear Sails Roller.

The Telstar is unique in the growing world of folding trimarans in that the main hull has ample side decks and the space between the amas has rigid deck areas. Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 54 Boat Review. In 1969 Smith developed a then-radical method of integrating foam- sandwich coring with fiberglass and produced the inaugural Telstar which was a 26- foot folding trimaran.