Thomas 35
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]
| 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) |
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
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Thomas 35 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Graham & Schlageter 1975 - 1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Thomas 35". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Graham & Schlageter". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Tartan Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Tartan Marine". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- "Boat of the Year". Sailing World. February 1990. Retrieved 15 December 2021.