Review of Saga 35
Basic specs.
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The hull 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 boat is equipped with 8 berths.
Fin keel
The Saga 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 boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.55 - 1.65 meter (5.09 - 5.39 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Saga 35 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Saga 35 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 3JH3E diesel engine at 65 hp (48 kW).
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard diesel engine at 60 hp (44 kW).
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 Saga 35 is 1.71, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Saga 35 is about 241 kg/cm, alternatively 1352 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 241 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1352 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 Saga 35 is 3.12.
The ballast ratio for Saga 35 is 61%.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Saga 35 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.4, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.4.
It is expected that motor sailers has a low SA/D value as this is the natural consequence of combining sailing and motor characteristics.
It is expected that motor sailers are underrigged as this is the natural consequence of combining sailing and motor characteristics.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail.
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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 | 33.8 m | (110.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 33.8 m | (110.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 33.8 m | (110.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.6 m | (34.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.6 m | (34.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 26.5 m | (86.9 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.3 m | (76.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.9 m | (16.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 9.8 m | (32.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 9.8 m | (32.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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