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Seller's Description

“The Southern Cross 35 is a ruggedly built, double-ended cutter intended for blue water passage-making with safety, comfort, and speed. She was designed by Thomas Gillmer, the professor of naval architecture at the Naval Academy in Annapolis who also penned the first fiberglass boat to circumnavigate the globe, the Allied Seawind 30 Ketch. The Southern Cross 35 is wide-beamed and graced with a sweeping sheerline that keeps her exceptionally dry in a rough seaway. At the same time, a relatively high-aspect rig along with a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder allow her to combine impressive sea-worthiness with surprisingly lively performance.” from Bluewaterboats.org.

We have been the sole owners of this SC35. The hull was purchased in 1983 and the finished boat was launched in 1988 and has been used for seasonal freshwater sailing ever since. Please feel free to contact by phone or email for additional information.

Equipment: Mechanical: 2004 Yanmar 3JH4E 40hp 3 cylinder diesel, 3 blade propeller

Airex cored fiberglass hull

LOD 35’ LWL 28’ Beam 11’ 5’’ Draft 4’ 11’’ Displacement 17,710 lbs Ballast 5,750 lbs lead

Sail Area 632 sq ft Water 90 gallons Fuel 35 Gallons

Holding Tank 10 gallons plus direct pump out

Edson diaphragm hand bilge pump near helm

Bowmar bronze opening ports

Bowmar and Lewmar hatches

“Metal Mast” mast and booms

Storm trysail track and downwind pole track installed

Barient 27st bronze sheet winches

Barient 22st halyard winches lead to cockpit through forspar roper clutches

Harken main sheet and traveler system

Schaefer blocks

A.B.I anchor windless

Danforth 29 lb Hi-test anchor, 35ft of 5/16in high test chain, 300ft of 5/8in of nylon

C.Q.R. 45lb 200 ft of 3/8in gal. Chain (never used)

Standard rigging 5/16in stainless, sta-lock end fittings, Merriman 1/2 in turnbuckles (like new Condition)

Running rigging mostly original (ok condition)

North sails main and yankee jib (fair condition) , stay sail (good condition, 135% Genoa sail (excellent condition)

Force 10 propane stove and oven

Force 10 Kerosene cabin heater

Marinetics electric panel

Fresh water and sea water foot pumps in galley

Raritan manual head

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Specs

Designer
Thomas Gillmer
Builder
C. E. Ryder
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Skeg
Construction
FG/ hull w/ Airex/ Deck w/balsa

Dimensions

Length Overall
39 0 / 11.9 m
Waterline Length
114 9 / 35 m
Beam
36 1 / 11 m
Draft
16 4 / 5 m
Displacement
21,000 lb / 9,525 kg
Ballast
7,680 lb / 3,482 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Cutter
Reported Sail Area
774′² / 71.9 m²
Total Sail Area
774′² / 71.9 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
333′² / 30.9 m²
P
45 0 / 13.7 m
E
14 9 / 4.5 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
441′² / 41 m²
I
50 11 / 15.5 m
J
17 3 / 5.3 m
Forestay Length
53 10 / 16.4 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Universal
Model
?
HP
40
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
50 gal / 189 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
120 gal / 454 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.7 kn
Classic: 7.46 kn

Hull Speed

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.

Formula

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

7.69 knots
Classic formula: 7.46 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.3
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

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.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
16.27
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
36.6
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

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.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

36.56
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
314.6
275-350: heavy

Displacement / Length Ratio

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.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
314.56
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
31.9
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat

Comfort Ratio

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.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
31.91
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.9
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

Capsize Screening Formula

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.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
1.87
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

From BlueWaterBoats.org:

The Southern Cross 39 is a no nonsense double-ender following the theme of her two smaller siblings the Southern Cross 31 and Southern Cross 35. Designed by Thomas Gillmer, a professor of naval architecture at the US Naval Academy, she has the same canoe stern and sharply rising sheer line, but underneath Gillmer gave her a fin keel and skeg hung rudder arrangement to increase the performance of this passage making machine. Her cutter rig with bowsprit has 774 sq. ft. of canvas, plenty for her displacement of 21,000 lbs.

Launched in 1981, the first 13 hulls were factory built and bathed in fine light teak. About half of the subsequent models were sold as kits and owner finished so interior layouts can vary. The most common configuration has a V-berth forward, quarter berth portside, and superb seagoing galley amidships. The galley is easy to access from the companionway with a U-shaped orientation for security offshore. The hulls were built in fiberglass with Airex foam coring throughout while the deck and cabin house were balsa cored. The ballast is internally set cast iron. Water tanks are set in the keel while the fuel tank is underneath the aft berth.

These boats were built until 1990 when the Ryder factory closed.

Links, References and Further Reading

» Southern Cross Owners Association
» Ryder Yachts

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