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Review of Hallberg-Rassy 352


Hallberg-Rassy 352
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Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Hallberg-Rassy 352 also known as is a motorsailer designed by the Swedish maritime architect Christoph Rassy together with Olle Enderlein also from Sweden in the late seventies. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Hallberg-Rassy 352 is built by the Swedish yard Hallberg-Rassy Varvs AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.


Interior

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.
The boat is equipped with 6 berths, a galley, 300.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.


Rig

The boat has more than one rig.

One option is 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.


Keel

Fin keel

The Hallberg-Rassy 352 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.

Hallberg-Rassy 352 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.68 - 1.78 meter (5.51 - 5.81 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The Hallberg-Rassy 352 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD22 diesel engine

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.

Alternative 2:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD21 diesel engine

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.

Alternative 3:

Hallberg-Rassy 352 may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2003 Turbo diesel engine at 43 hp (32 kW). The speed is 8.0 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.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 240.0 liters (63 US gallons, 52 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.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.2 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.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is about 198 kg/cm, alternatively 1113 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 198 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1113 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 3.10.

Slim Wide 62% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 45%.

Low High 76% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 76% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly above average.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 34% 0 50 100
The Hallberg-Rassy 352 has more rig than 34% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly underrigged.
It is expected that motor sailers are underrigged as this is the natural consequence of combining sailing and motor characteristics.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 15

Slow Fast 15% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 15 which means that a it is faster than 15% of all similar sailboat designs. As this boat is a motor sailer, it is expected that the performance of a motor sailer for sail alone is lower than a dedicated sailboat.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 33m2 (355 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.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
Masthead rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 33.2 m(109.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard33.2 m(109.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard33.2 m(109.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 10.6 m(34.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet10.6 m(34.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 26.4 m(86.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet23.3 m(76.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.2 m(13.8 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap8.4 m(27.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul8.4 m(27.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Masthead rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 30.8 m(101.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard30.8 m(101.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard30.8 m(101.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 10.6 m(34.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet10.6 m(34.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 26.4 m(86.7 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet23.3 m(76.3 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.2 m(13.8 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap8.4 m(27.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul8.4 m(27.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

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