Review of Vagabond 31
Basic specs.
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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 6-7 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.
The Vagabond 31 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.
Unknown keel type
The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated.
Vagabond 31 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.60 - 1.70 meter (5.25 - 5.55 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta 2003 engine at 28 hp (20 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.6 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 Vagabond 31 is 1.69, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - 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 Vagabond 31 is about 169 kg/cm, alternatively 949 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 169 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 949 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 Vagabond 31 is 33.7.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Vagabond 31 is 2.98.
The ballast ratio for Vagabond 31 is 43%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Vagabond 31 is 292 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Vagabond 31 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 14.0, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 16.5.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Vagabond 31 is 42
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 29m2 (312 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 masthead 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 | 31.2 m | (102.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 31.2 m | (102.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 31.2 m | (102.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 9.1 m | (29.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 9.1 m | (29.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 22.8 m | (74.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 20.0 m | (65.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.7 m | (12.1 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 7.4 m | (24.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 7.4 m | (24.3 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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