The Blue Dane 32 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long 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.
The boat 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.
Blue Dane 32 is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenence than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 50.0 liters (13 US gallons, 10 imperial gallons).
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 Blue Dane 32 is 2.03, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Blue Dane 32 is about 193 kg/cm, alternatively 1082 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 193 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1082 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
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 L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Blue Dane 32 is 3.19.
The ballast ratio for Blue Dane 32 is 41%.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Blue Dane 32 is 46
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 | ||
Jib sheet | 9.6 m | (31.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Genoa sheet | 9.6 m | (31.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Mainsheet | 24.0 m | (78.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
Spinnaker sheet | 21.1 m | (69.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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