Review of OVNI 435
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of aluminium. Aluminum is strong and forgiving. Where an impact on a fiberglass hull will result in major gelcoat damage and possible cracking, an aluminum hull will probably only have a scratch or a small bend. The only concern is electrolysis. Ensure that you have proper sacrificial anodes installed.
The OVNI 435 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.03 - 2.13 meter (6.66 - 6.96 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
DaggerBoard aka Sword
The OVNI 435 is equipped with a daggerboard keel. A daggerboard is a lifting keel that can be lowered and raised, allowing the boat to enter shallow waters as well.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.74 - 0.84 meter (2.43 - 2.73 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for OVNI 435 is about 364 kg/cm, alternatively 2042 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 364 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2042 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for OVNI 435 is 3.06.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 36.8 m | (120.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 36.8 m | (120.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 36.8 m | (120.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 12.9 m | (42.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 12.9 m | (42.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 32.2 m | (105.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 28.4 m | (93.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.4 m | (14.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.9 m | (29.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.9 m | (29.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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