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S/V Barracuda 3 is a Spain based 1996 Prout Escale Catamaran for sale by owner. This Prout Escale is a sturdy, comfortable and very well equipped cruising catamaran which is well suited for worldwide cruising or coastal waters. She is very well maintained and goes to windward almost as well as any cruising monohull, tacking through 90 to 95 degrees.
This boat features double watch berth forward of the saloon, Double cabins in each stern One Forecabin with single berth, 2x heads with WC, basin and Shower. Her Galley is in the Starboard hull with a Nav station in the Port Hull.
Barracuda 3 was one of the last Prout Catamarans to be built in the Canvey Island Yard in the UK. She is built for blue water cruising and is easily sailed by a couple as all sails can be handled without leaving the cockpit. She is a pretty boat and has been the subject of much comment here in Spain. When we were looking for a Prout she was the one we wanted as she has wooden galley and chart table areas rather than the plastic ones and a square shaped saloon (reupholstered September 2018) not the more usual horseshoe. AccommodationProuts are famous for their Spacious cockpit which seats 6 people comfortably. Also there is a large cockpit with access to fuel tanks, a storage locker, battery locker and bilge pumps.
There is a head forward in port hull with electric flush toilet with 100 litre holding tank, shower, sink, two cupboards, access to toilet seacocks, door to forward storage area and holding tank. Another head is Ensuite to rear berth with sink, shower cupboards and sea toilet.
She had a full out of water survey in September 2015 and no serious issues were found. The Owner has replaced the saloon windows with custom made windows, bonded in place without bolts. Over the past three years these have been thoroughly tested in breaking seas and heavy thunderstorms, Barracuda has stayed dry throughout. An example of the meticulous maintenance performed on this boat. All recommendations except the installation of electric bilge pumps have been carried out.
Like many Prouts she has in the past suffered from leaking windows, however in January 2016 these were replaced with custom made windows bonded in without bolts. Over the past three years these have been thoroughly tested in breaking seas and heavy thunderstorms, Barracuda has stayed dry in these bad conditions. She had a full out of water survey in September 2015 and no serious issues were found. All the recommendations have been carried out with the exception of the installation of electric bilge pumps. An example of the meticulous maintenance performed on this boat.
She has been lightly used from new with only 8713NM on the log. She has been well maintained, the engines have been regularly serviced since we purchased her, they start easily and run sweetly.
She comes fully equipped and ready to provide her new owners with adventures. All in all we will be very sorry to say goodbye to her. Specifications Builder: G. Prout and Sons Designer: John Underwood design from Prout Snowgoose Elite Model: Prout Escale 39 Year Built: 1996 Construction: To Lloyd’s ISO 9002/BS5750 solid fibre glass below water line, foam/balsa cored above water line Location: Cartagena, Spain Flag: UK Length Overall: 39 ft (11.9m) LWL: 35 ft (10.7M) Beam: 18 ft 3 inches (5.55M) Draft: 3 ft 3 in (1m) Displacement: 15,679 lbs./ 7111 kgs Mast height: 58 ft 0 inches (17.67M) Sails:
battened 243 sq. ft. slab reefing main 125 sq. ft. furling self-tacking staysail 475 sq. ft. furling genoa Profurl furling Lazy Jacks and zip up bag
Engine 2 X Yanmar 3GM30 diesel engines 29hp coupled to Yanmar SD20 saildrives. Cruising speed 5 knots @1800rpm Headroom: Hulls: 6.90 ft / 2.10m …….. Saloon: 6.24 ft / 1.90 m Cabins: 2 double. One small single. Plus one double watch berth forward of saloon Berths: 7 total. 3 double berths plus 1 single berth Heads: 2 Fresh Water Tankage 158 gals (600 ltrs) Fuel Tankage 2 x 150 litre fuel tanks / 80 gals (300 ltrs) Holding tank 26 gals (100 ltrs)
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- - To Lloyd’s ISO 9002/BS5750 - Hand laid solid fibreglass below the waterline. - Above the waterline cored with Airex/Divincell or balsa.
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General:
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)
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