Beneteau 31 Explained

Beneteau 31
Image Boat:File:Beneteau 31 sailboat Sugar Magnolia 8383.jpg
Designer:Groupe Finot
Location:France
Year:2002
Builder:Beneteau
Draft:5.83feet
Displacement:89330NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:glassfibre
Loa:31.67feet
Lwl:28.5feet
Beam:11.08feet
Engine:Yanmar 220NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel with weighted bulb
Ballast:22070NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:38.67feet
J:12.08feet
P:35.75feet
E:12.75feet
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Main:227.91square feet
Sailarea Headsail:233.57square feet
Sailarea Total:461.47square feet
Phrf:135 (average)

The Beneteau 31 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Groupe Finot and first built in 2002.[1] [2]

Production

The design was built by Beneteau in France, starting in 2002, but it is now out of production.[1] [3]

Design

The Beneteau 31 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre. It has a fractional sloop rig, a nearly-plumb stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 89330NaN0 and carries 22070NaN0 of ballast.[1]

The boat has a draft of 5.83feet with the standard keel and 4.25feet with the optional shoal draft keel. the shoal draft keel version carries 24120NaN0 of ballast.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 220NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of .[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee and dining table in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a transverse double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is C-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. The enclosed head is located opposite the galley, aft.[1]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 135 with a high of 129 and low of 153. It has a hull speed of 7.152NaN2.[4]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beneteau 31 sailboat specifications and details. 2 September 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018.
  2. Web site: Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot). 26 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200930161129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/finot-groupe-finot-jean-marie. 30 September 2020. live.
  3. Web site: Beneteau. 26 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200930161135/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/beneteau. 30 September 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Beneteau 31. 2 September 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903045750/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/5614/beneteau-31. 3 September 2018. dead.