valiant 39 sailboat for sale

Beam: 13'10' Draft: 6'3'

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Sailboat Guide

1980 Valiant Vector 39

Description

Seller's Description

Rare and beautiful Robert Perry and Jay Benford designed blue-water sailboat originally out of Seattle. The Vector 39- a remarkably well-built and designed boat. Cutter rigged sloop, aft cockpit. Long keel, skeg type rudder. Midship galley and saloon. Solid boat with zero water damage or rot anywhere. Bottom recently painted. New engine, new sole, new toilet. Two brand new custom built 100 gallon water and diesel tanks. Standing and running rigging in excellent condition. Three sets of sails and a new dodger. Saloon Settees (plywood and cushions) need to be replaced as interior refit was started but not completed.

I have a survey in hand that was done 18 months ago which can be emailed. Boat surveyed at $40,000. With a broken heart, I’ve priced the boat to sell as quickly as possible.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
LOA: Length overall in feet
Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

From BlueWaterBoats.org :

The Valiant 39 is a 1995 update of the Bob Perry designed Valiant Esprit 37 by Valiant Yachts. Despite an excellent pedigree which has its roots going back to the legendary Valiant 40 , the boat and its earlier incarnation are often overlooked.

The Esprit 37 was originally introduced in 1976 following the same Bob Perry formula that brought the world the famed Valiant 40. The boat was known for nimble all-round performance, strong build quality, and seaworthiness.

The Valiant 39 adds a hefty tubular stainless bowsprit allowing the boat’s cutter configuration to open up its foretriangle, giving enough room for a proper working staysail. Though the original hull molds were used, all new deck moldings were created with a boxy cabin trunk to match the Valiant 42 and Valiant 50.

For more information including sailing characteristics and history, take a look at the full review of the Valiant Esprit 37 .