The ETAP 35i is a Belgian sailboat that was designed as a cruiser and first built in 1992.[1]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Location | Belgium |
| Year | 1992 |
| Builder(s) | ETAP Yachting |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | ETAP 35i |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 11,464 lb (5,200 kg) |
| Draft | 5.09 ft (1.55 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | glassfibre |
| LOA | 34.84 ft (10.62 m) |
| LWL | 29.00 ft (8.84 m) |
| Beam | 11.52 ft (3.51 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo Penta 28 hp (21 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,836 lb (1,740 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 39.37 ft (12.00 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.81 ft (3.60 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 40.85 ft (12.45 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.29 ft (4.05 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 271.45 sq ft (25.219 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 232.48 sq ft (21.598 m2) |
| Total sail area | 503.93 sq ft (46.817 m2) |
Production
editThe design was built by ETAP Yachting in Belgium starting in 1992, but it is now out of production.[1][2]
Design
editThe ETAP 35i is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It is made from a polyester glassfibre foam sandwich that makes the boat unsinkable. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom with boarding steps, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 11,464 lb (5,200 kg) and carries 3,836 lb (1,740 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.09 ft (1.55 m) with the standard keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo Penta diesel engine of 28 hp (21 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 28 U.S. gallons (110 L; 23 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 74 U.S. gallons (280 L; 62 imp gal).[1]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and a small aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of navigation station on the starboard side and includes a shower. The bow cabin also has a sink.[1]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a spinnaker.[1]
Operational history
editThe boat was at one time supported by a class club, the ETAP Owners Association.[4]
In a 2010 review in Yachting Monthly Dick Durham wrote, "An excellent cruising boat – fast, seaworthy, thoughtfully designed and very reasonably priced considering the high quality of build. Etaps also tend to hold their value well on the second-hand market. The unsinkability factor and double-skin construction is a reassuring bonus, offering soundproofing, thermal insulation and eradicating condensation. One fly in the ointment is the optimistic addition of the aft ‘cabin’. I believe that very few yachts under 40 ft LOA should have one, and on this boat it's no more than a giant locker."[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "ETAP 35i sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Yachting". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b Durham, Dick (18 March 2010). "Etap 35i". Yachting Monthly. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Etap Owners Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
