Review of Seaquest 36
Basic specs.
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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 only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.20 - 2.30 meter (7.22 - 7.52 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Seaquest 36 is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 20.0 hp (14 kW).
The transmission is a saildrive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 80.0 liters (21 US gallons, 17 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 Seaquest 36 is 2.02, 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 Seaquest 36 is about 243 kg/cm, alternatively 1361 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 243 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1361 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 L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Seaquest 36 is 3.03.
The ballast ratio for Seaquest 36 is 46%.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Seaquest 36 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 25.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 29.7.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail.
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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 | 37.5 m | (123.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 37.5 m | (123.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 37.5 m | (123.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 10.0 m | (32.8 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.0 m | (32.8 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 25.0 m | (82.0 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 22.0 m | (72.2 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 5.5 m | (18.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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