Finnsailer 29 (or is it Finnsailer?) motorsailer

[Basil*]

Does anyone have any info on these boats? I checked one out locally, and it seems superb for a livaboard; I've never seen so much space and storage on such a small boat. They were made in Finland and touted as being "Built for the North Sea", and I know the original design was created after consulting with local fishermen. Apparently the molds were bought out by Nauticat and used for their earlier models. But looking for info on the web I found nothing that wasn't in Finnish! There are annual rendezvous and such, but again the websites aren't in English. I'm interested to know her seaworthiness, sailing qualities, and suitability for sailing up the BC coast to Alaska. Is she Blue water capable? Double ended, full keeled and heavy, but awfully tall, and really considered a motorsailer. An enormous amount of boat for the price, it seems.

[Guillermo]

Hi, Basil. Welcome to these forums.
Here you have something for the Finnsailer 29:
http://members.surfeu.fi/finnsailer/...nsailer_29.pdf
http://www.janice142.com/BoatInfo/Finnsailer29/

And here her basic ratios:
Sail/Disp SA/D = 9,36 (low, so small sail area for the displacement)
Capsize CSF = 1,70 (nice)
Hull speed HSPD = 6,85 kn
Disp/Length D/L = 248,86 (not very heavy)
Comfort MCR = 29,64 (nice for the length)
Power/Disp HP/D = 5,04 (With 50 HP engine. Lots of power)

Cheers

[sharpii2]

Originally Posted by Guillermo

Hi, Basil. Welcome to these forums.
Here you have something for the Finnsailer 29:
http://members.surfeu.fi/finnsailer/...nsailer_29.pdf
http://www.janice142.com/BoatInfo/Finnsailer29/

And here her basic ratios:
Sail/Disp SA/D = 9,36 (low, so small sail area for the displacement)
Capsize CSF = 1,70 (nice)
Hull speed HSPD = 6,85 kn
Disp/Length D/L = 248,86 (not very heavy)
Comfort MCR = 29,64 (nice for the length)
Power/Disp HP/D = 5,04 (With 50 HP engine. Lots of power)

Cheers

Looks like what I would call a 'classical motorsailer' in the mold of William hand and John C. Hanna. Can probably sail on all points of sail with the wind fresh enough (not the hottest upwind, but adequate), but relies on the engine for lighter wind work. Also has enough engine to make port upwind in a blow with all its sails furled.

Not a bad comprmise in today's world of tight schelduals.

Bob