Thomas 35

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Thomas 35
Development
Designer Graham & Schlageter
Location United States
Year1988
Builder(s) Thomas Marine
Tartan Marine
Role Racer-Cruiser
NameThomas 35
Boat
Displacement 9,800 lb (4,445 kg)
Draft 6.83 ft (2.08 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 35.42 ft (10.80 m)
LWL 30.50 ft (9.30 m)
Beam 11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Engine type Yanmar 3GM 27 hp (20 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast4,450 lb (2,018 kg)
Rudder(s) skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height48.00 ft (14.63 m)
J foretriangle base14.25 ft (4.34 m)
P mainsail luff48.00 ft (14.63 m)
E mainsail foot15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop or masthead sloop
Mainsail area360.00 sq ft (33.445 m2)
Jib/genoa area342.00 sq ft (31.773 m2)
Total sail area702.00 sq ft (65.218 m2)

The Thomas 35, also called the T-35, is an sailboat that was designed by American nautical architects Graham & Schlageter as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1988. [1] [2] It was named as Sailing World's Boat of the Year for 1990. [3]

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Production

The design was initially built by Thomas Marine of Arlington Heights, Illinois, starting in 1988 and later by Tartan Marine in Painesville, Ohio, United States, but it is now out of production. [4] [2] [5] [6]

Design

The Thomas 35 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop, with some later production boats supplied with a masthead sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted tiller-controlled spade-type rudder, and a fixed fin keel. The boat displaces 9,800 lb (4,445 kg), carries 4,450 lb (2,018 kg) of lead ballast, [4] [2] and has a draft of 6.83 ft (2.08 m). [4] [2] Designed hull speed is 7.4 kn (13.7 km/h). [2]

The boat is fitted with an auxiliary 27 hp (20 kW) Yanmar 3GM diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water capacity is 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal). [4] [2]

The boat can sleep eight, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths and two additional upper pilot berths in the main cabin, and two aft cabins with a single berths. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower. An L-shaped galley is to port of the companionway ladder, and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 74 in (188 cm). [4] [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Graham & Schlageter 1975 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Thomas 35". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Boat of the Year". Sailing World. February 1990. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Thomas 35 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Tartan Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Tartan Marine". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.