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Don’t miss out on this 1983 Contest 35! The European hull was built in the Netherlands. The seller has taken great pride in maintaining the hull, engine and internals. After a lifetime of sailing different vessels, he is finally ready to part with sailing and move on to new adventures.
The vessel has a newer mainsail (fully battened), newer backstay with HF insulators, newer forestay, updated running rigging throughout, updated lifelines, newer hydrovane self-steering, new LED tricolor, two newer 200w solar panels, newer 2000w pure sine inverter, newer victron 100/30 MPPT solar controller, newer victron color control monitor, newer A/C distribution panel, newer Raymarine depth sounder, two new bilge pumps and much more.
The vessel has existing icom 802 HF transceiver, DC distribution panel, port/starboard shrouds, feathering prop, Yanmar 39 HP with 700 hours, 130% jib and binnacle with compass and throttle controls.
The vessel also has been refurbished with a reaching pole, 6 winches, cockpit emergency bilge pump, Furlex roller reefing. The Jabsco marine head has been rebuilt, along with galley FW foot pump. The 3 12v/100Ah AGM batteries have been replaced. The cabin has been re-lamped with LED bulbs. Includes a Viking four man life-raft.
This vessel is ready for the blue water!
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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
With modified deck and some other updates, reintroduced as CONTEST 36S (1984).
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