The Ohlson 29 is equipped 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.
Fin keel
The Ohlson 29 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.58 - 1.68 meter (5.18 - 5.48 ft) dependent on the load.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD6A diesel engine at 10 hp (7 kW).
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.
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What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Ohlson 29 is 3.28.
The ballast ratio for Ohlson 29 is 30%.
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 | 8.8 m | (28.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 8.8 m | (28.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
Mainsheet | 22.0 m | (72.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 19.4 m | (63.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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