| Designer: | Robert Finch |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Builder: | Islander Yachts |
| Draft: | 5feet |
| Displacement: | 82300NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 29.92feet |
| Lwl: | 24.58feet |
| Beam: | 10feet |
| Engine: | Volvo MD7A 130NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 31300NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 40feet |
| J: | 12.8feet |
| P: | 33.8feet |
| E: | 11.5feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 194.35square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 256square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 450.35square feet |
The Bahama 30 is an American sailboat that was designed by Robert Finch as a cruiser and first built in 1973.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Bahama 30 shares the same hull design as the Islander 30 Mk II.[1] [4]
The design was built by Islander Yachts in the United States, from 1973 to 1986, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The Bahama 30 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 82300NaN0 and carries 31300NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [3] [4]
The boat has a draft of 5feet with the standard keel fitted. There was also an optional shoal draft keel.[1] [3] [4]
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD7A diesel engine of 130NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]
The design's galley is on the port side, at the foot of the companionway steps. It has a two-burner alcohol-fueled stove and an insulted icebox, which can also be accessed from the cockpit. The head is across the beam and just aft of the bow "V"-berth. It includes a shower. There is a double main cabin berth from the converted settee and a starboard quarter berth. The interior trim is teak, while the cabin sole is teak and holly. The cabin headliner is vinyl. There is a forward hanging locker and a forepeak storage compartment. Ventilation is provided by four opening ports and a forward translucent hatch.[3]
There are genoa tracks, main and jib winches, slab reefing and internal halyards along with a topping lift.[3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.64kn.[4]
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