Review of Comfortina 35
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with a galley, 180.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 70.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Comfortina 35 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.
The Comfortina 35 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.50 - 1.60 meter (4.92 - 5.22 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
The Comfortina 35 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 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.
Comfortina 35 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.85 - 1.95 meter (6.07 - 6.37 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Comfortina 35 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 3GM diesel engine at 27 hp (20 kW). Calculated max speed is about 6.0 knots
The transmission is a saildrive.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine
The fuel tank has a capacity of 80.0 liters (21 US gallons, 17 imperial gallons).
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 Comfortina 35 is 1.88, 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 7.5 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 Comfortina 35 is about 213 kg/cm, alternatively 1197 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 213 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1197 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 Comfortina 35 is 24.9.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Comfortina 35 is 3.19.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Comfortina 35 is 186 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Comfortina 35 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.4.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Comfortina 35 is 86
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 35m2 (376 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 | 34.4 m | (112.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 34.4 m | (112.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 34.4 m | (112.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.7 m | (35.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.7 m | (35.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 26.8 m | (87.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.5 m | (77.2 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.5 m | (14.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.9 m | (29.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.9 m | (29.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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