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1980 Hinterhoeller Niagara

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$29,000 USD
$34,000

Seller's Description

This is a very unique vessel. Mark Ellis design, built by Hinterhoeller in Canada, it is a blue water cruiser with space and comfort for long distance passages. The cabin, galley, and saloon layout offer spacious live aboard accommodations and privacy. She’s a proven and very capable vessel built for blue water. Very reliable Volvo Penta MD11C diesel and S110 Sail drive. The boat is Cutter rigged with runners and mast steps all the way to the top. Four sails. North Sails full battened main with 2 reef points in a very solid shape. 120% furling Genoa, solid, no rips. Staysail on hanks and storm jib. All sails need a good wash, due to their lack of use. The mainsail cover and the dodger canvas are good as a template only. Boat was hauled fall 2024 brand new bottom job with antifouling and anodes redone; all thru hull serviced ( two replaced). New Sail Drive S110 ( ordered from England -rebuild) with a new prop and new diaphragm/seal just installed in 2024. New Exhaust Elbow and Raw Water Pump. Mounted on the centerline is an Extremely reliable Dickinson antarctic diesel heater ( need service). In a bow is the sail locker and workshop. There are quarter berths with ventilation fans on each side and the companionway steps in between. There are custom teak framed screens on all deck hatches and the companionway. To starboard is the walk-thru head with shower. On center is a custom teak tool cabinet.

Specs

Designer
Mark Ellis
Builder
Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd.
Associations
?
# Built
260
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG w/balsa cored hull & deck

Dimensions

Length Overall
35 0 / 10.7 m
Waterline Length
26 8 / 8.1 m
Beam
10 11 / 3.4 m
Draft
4 11 / 1.5 m
Displacement
14,000 lb / 6,350 kg
Ballast
5,500 lb / 2,495 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
598′² / 55.6 m²
Total Sail Area
598′² / 55.5 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
237′² / 22.1 m²
P
37 11 / 11.6 m
E
12 6 / 3.8 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
360′² / 33.5 m²
I
45 0 / 13.7 m
J
16 0 / 4.9 m
Forestay Length
47 9 / 14.6 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Universal
Model
M24D
HP
35
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
30 gal / 114 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
80 gal / 303 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.0 kn
Classic: 6.92 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

7.03 knots
Classic formula: 6.92 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.5
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.
16.47
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
39.3
<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

39.29
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
329.3
300-400: 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
329.33
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
28.7
20-30: coastal cruiser

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
28.72
<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
1.89
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

The first NIAGARA 35 was shown at the 1978 Toronto International Boat Show. About half of the 260 hulls built at the St. Catharines Ont. plant went to the U.S.
The original interior has 2 quarterberths in a cabin just inside the companionway. The head and galley separate it from the main saloon which extends forward of the mast with the forepeak left as storage. In 1984, a second interior (The Encore) was in introduced. This featured a large double berth forward, separated from the main saloon by a head and shower. A u-shaped galley is located to port next to the companionway, with a quarterberth and nav station to starboard.
A Volvo 21-hp diesel was the standard auxiliary. Later, this was changed to a three-cylinder Volvo, or four-cylinder Westerbeke. The bowsprit was extended in 1985.

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