Review of Oceanquest 35
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4 berths, a galley, 270 liters (71 US gallons, 59 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 80 liters (21 US gallons, 17 imperial gallons) waste water capacity.
The headroom is above average
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The Oceanquest 35 is built with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.
The Oceanquest 35 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Fin keel
One option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.37 - 1.47 meter (4.49 - 4.79 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Bilge keel
Another option is a bilge keel. A bilge keel is a twin keel, which allows the boat to be beached. Bilge keels are the most popular keel for tidal waters.
Oceanquest 35 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.20 - 1.30 meter (3.94 - 4.24 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 157 liters (41 US gallons, 34 imperial gallons).
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine at 30 hp (22 kW). Cruise speed is 6.0 knots. Max speed is 7.0 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Oceanquest 35 is 2.03, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.0 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Oceanquest 35 is about 206 kg/cm, alternatively 1154 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 206 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1154 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 Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Oceanquest 35 is 25.9.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Oceanquest 35 is 2.89.
The ballast ratio for Oceanquest 35 is 40%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Oceanquest 35 is 319 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 14.40
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 32m2 (344 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
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 | ||
| Jib sheet | 10.8 m | (35.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.8 m | (35.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 27.0 m | (88.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.8 m | (78.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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