Review of Hallberg-Rassy 352
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. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
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.
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.
Fin keel
The Hallberg-Rassy 352 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 3.10.
The ballast ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 45%.
It is expected that motor sailers are underrigged as this is the natural consequence of combining sailing and motor characteristics.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 15
Maintenance
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.
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.
| Masthead rig | ||||
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 33.2 m | (109.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 33.2 m | (109.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 33.2 m | (109.1 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.6 m | (34.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.6 m | (34.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 26.4 m | (86.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.3 m | (76.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.2 m | (13.8 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.4 m | (27.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.4 m | (27.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Masthead rig | ||||
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 30.8 m | (101.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 30.8 m | (101.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 30.8 m | (101.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.6 m | (34.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.6 m | (34.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 26.4 m | (86.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.3 m | (76.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.2 m | (13.8 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 8.4 m | (27.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 8.4 m | (27.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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