Thanks go to David Kain for scanning and sending these Lone Star 13 spec sheets.
Thanks go to Michael Mason for scanning and
sending the following Lone Star 13 specifications, circa 1968, and to Pam Ammond
for providing additional specifications.
GENERAL: The LS-13, with clubs nationwide, is the only 13' sailboat with full
mast-head sloop rig, roomy cockpit, and no centerboard. It has twin bilgeboards
for stability, flotation built in hull, mast and boom. An exciting one-design boat
for competition and ideal for beginners and family sailors. *
13-foot fiberglass one-design, racing sloop that steps out light and lively
in any air. A distinguishing feature of this pert little yacht is her
masthead rig, with main and jib reaching right up for that off-the-water
breeze all the way. , all the time. Twin, lever -operated bilge boards
under the seats leave the cockpit clear for comfort and action. Anodized
aluminum mast and boom. Hull has poured-in flotation. Bilge-boards and new
advanced design rudder are anodized aluminum. The features include natural
cypress floorboards and six recessed hiking handles. Ample storage is
provided in bow and under seats; drains are located in bilge and above
seats. The LS-13 is rated for outboard auxiliaries from 3.5 - 5 hp. An
optional trailering kit is offered for your present trailer or a
custom-mated Chrysler S-50 is available.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT: fiberglass hull with foam flotation, anodized aluminum
mast and boom, twin, lever action, anodized aluminum bilge boards, anodized
aluminum kick-up rudder, mainsail and jib, standing and running rigging,
fiberglass, non-skid deck and seats, storage in bow and under seats,
recessed metal handgrips around cockpit, heavy-duty rub rail, drains around
seats in in bulge, transom designed for outboard motor, natural cypress
floorboards, garnet red hull with shell white deck. Custom-mated trailer:
Chrysler S-50.
SPECIFICATIONS: *
Source: Sailboat Directory, 1968