Review of Mistral 36
Basic specs.
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The Mistral 36 is equipped with a long keel. A long keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.
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 even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.45 - 1.55 meter (4.76 - 5.06 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Mistral 36 is about 263 kg/cm, alternatively 1477 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 263 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1477 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 Mistral 36 is 2.99.
The ballast ratio for Mistral 36 is 23%.
Maintenance
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 | 10.8 m | (35.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.8 m | (35.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 27.1 m | (89.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.9 m | (78.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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