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This 1982 Frers F3 is on the market as part of an estate sale. It has not been in the water since 2019. It has been shrink wrapped to the gunwales. In 2020 the topsides were awlgripped. The bottom and running gear appear to be in excellent condition. While the interior of the boat is currently cluttered with gear, tools and cleaning supplies, the owner clearly knew what he was doing and kept this boat in excellent condition. Auxiliary power is provided with a four cylinder Westerbeke diesel with unknown hours. Included is a bronze feathering prop. The keel bolts are easily accessible and appear to be in like-new condition. The head is new. There are approximately twenty sails in the sail inventory, including a spinnaker and spinnaker gear. The standing rigging is stainless steel. The new owners should be prepared to invest some sweat equity to clean out the interior and re-rig the boat. When complete, this Frers F3 will clearly be valued higher than the asking price of $20,000. More information and pictures will be added to this posting as they become available.
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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