Thomas 35

Thomas 35

Development
Designer	Graham & Schlageter
Location	United States
Year	1988
Builder(s)	Thomas Marine Tartan Marine
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Thomas 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 type	fin keel
Ballast	4,450 lb (2,018 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted/internally-mounted spade-type/transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	48.00 ft (14.63 m)
J foretriangle base	14.25 ft (4.34 m)
P mainsail luff	48.00 ft (14.63 m)
E mainsail foot	15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop or masthead sloop
Mainsail area	360.00 sq ft (33.445 m2)
Jib/genoa area	342.00 sq ft (31.773 m2)
Total sail area	702.00 sq ft (65.218 m2)

The Thomas 35, also called the T-35, is an American sailboat that was designed by Graham & Schlageter as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1988. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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. ^{[1] [3] [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 instead. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom, transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 9,800 lb (4,445 kg) and carries 4,450 lb (2,018 kg) of lead ballast. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 6.83 ft (2.08 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [3]}

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal). ^{[1] [3]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, 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 galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped 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. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower. Cabin headroom is 74 in (188 cm). ^{[1] [3] [7]}

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. ^[1]

The design has a hull speed of 7.4 kn (13.7 km/h). ^[3]

Operational history

The boat was named as Sailing World's Boat of the Year for 1990. ^[7]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

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