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Comfortina 32
Comfortina 32 is a 31 ′ 2 ″ / 9.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Kenneth Albinsson and built by Comfortbåtar AB between 1982 and 1998.
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)
Shallow draft: 4.5’
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Comfortina 32 : Comfortable cruising - even after years
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Comfortina 32
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A fast, lively and good-looking cruiser-racer from the 1980s, with modest freeboard, a low, sleek coachroof and fine ends, the Comfortina 32 is rewarding to sail, particularly upwind. She carries a good spread of canvas and stands up to it well, thanks to her deep, 2-ton lead fi n keel, but heaves-to only reluctantly. Climbing down the companionway, you arrive in a large, open space with chart table and heads to port, and galley to starboard. The saloon is well forward in the hull, so the settees are quite close together. Headroom is about 6ft by the companionway but constricted further forward. There is a V-berth in the forecabin and a double cabin aft.Stowage is excellent throughout.
LOA 9.5m (31ft 2in), LWL 7.5m (24ft 7in), beam 3.3m (10ft 10in), draught 1.7m (5ft 7in), displacement 4,582kg (10,080lb). Price guide: £35,000 to £45,000. YM Test Report May 1988.
Review of Comfortina 32
Basic specs..
Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all. The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats. The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 100.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility. Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.
The Comfortina 32 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
Comfortina 32 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.70 - 1.80 meter (5.58 - 5.88 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta 2002 diesel engine at 18 hp (13 kW). The speed is 7.0 knots.
The transmission is a saildrive.
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 65.0 liters (17 US gallons, 14 imperial gallons).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Comfortina 32 is 1.95, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Comfortina 32 is about 164 kg/cm, alternatively 920 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 164 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 920 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
What is a Ballast Ratio?
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 28m 2 (301 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Are your sails worn out? You might find your next sail here: Sails for Sale
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 32.8 m | (107.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 32.8 m | (107.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 32.8 m | (107.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 9.5 m | (31.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 9.5 m | (31.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 23.8 m | (77.9 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 20.9 m | (68.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 4.0 m | (13.0 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 7.9 m | (25.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 7.9 m | (25.9 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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Designed to determine if a boat has blue water capability. The CSF compares beam with displacement since excess beam contributes to capsize and heavy displacement reduces capsize vulnerability. The boat is better suited for ocean passages (vs coastal cruising) if the result of the calculation is 2.0 or less. The lower the better.
Comfortina 32 is a 31 ′ 2 ″ / 9.5 m monohull sailboat designed by Kenneth Albinsson and built by Comfortbåtar AB between 1982 and 1998.
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Blue Water Surf Value Rank (BWSVR) 4297. Capsize Comfort Value Rank (CCVR)
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