Review of Granhill
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
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 boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The Granhill is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Fin keel
The Granhill is equipped with 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 keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.75 - 1.85 meter (5.74 - 6.04 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Granhill may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD7B diesel engine
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 Granhill is 2.26, 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 6.8 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 Granhill is about 177 kg/cm, alternatively 994 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 177 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 994 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 Granhill is 17.1.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Granhill is 2.98.
The ballast ratio for Granhill is 37%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Granhill is 205 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Granhill with ISO 8666 reference sail is 19.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 22.6.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Granhill is 58
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 30m2 (322 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.
Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.
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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 | 32.5 m | (106.8 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 32.5 m | (106.8 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 32.5 m | (106.8 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.1 m | (33.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.1 m | (33.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 25.3 m | (83.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 22.3 m | (73.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.3 m | (14.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.6 m | (28.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.6 m | (28.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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