Express 35 Explained

Express 35
Image Boat:	File:Express 35 sailboat Failte 2739.jpg
Designer:	Steve Killing
Location:	Canada
Year:	1984
Builder:	Goman Boat Limited Express Yachts
Draft:	6.5feet
Displacement:	115000NaN0
Hull Type:	Monohull
Construction:	Fiberglass
Loa:	35feet
Lwl:	29feet
Beam:	11.5feet
Engine:	Inboard motor
Keel Type:	fin keel
Ballast:	53000NaN0
Rudder Type:	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:	Bermuda rig
I:	49feet
J:	14.8feet
P:	43.5feet
E:	13.5feet
Sailplan:	Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:	293.63square feet
Sailarea Headsail:	362.6square feet
Sailarea Total:	656.23square feet

The Express 35 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Steve Killing and first built in 1984.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Production

The design was built by Goman Boat Limited in Midland, Ontario Canada and later by Express Yachts in the same Midland Ontario facility, after the two companies merged. Goman Boat Limited was founded by two former C&C Yachts employees, Bill Goman and Steve Killing.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

The Express 35 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 115000NaN0 and carries 53000NaN0 of ballast.^{[1] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 6.5feet with the standard keel and 5.4feet with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard engine.^{[1] [3] [5]}

A tall mast version was also produced, with a mast about 1.8feet higher than standard.^{[1] [3] [6]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.222NaN2.^{[3] [7]}

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• C&C 34/36
• C&C 35
• C&C 36R
• Cal 35
• Cal 35 Cruise
• Freedom 35
• Goderich 35
• Hughes 36
• Hughes-Columbia 36
• Hunter 35 Legend
• Hunter 35.5 Legend
• Hunter 356
• Island Packet 35
• J/35
• Landfall 35
• Mirage 35
• Niagara 35
• Southern Cross 35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Express 35 (Killing) sailboat specifications and details. 24 July 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617073241/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/express-35-killing. 17 June 2020. live.
2. Web site: Steve Killing. 24 July 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211025131105/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/killing-steve. 25 October 2021. live.
3. Web site: Express 35. 27 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220327132229/https://sailboat.guide/goman/express-35-killing. 27 March 2022. live.
4. Web site: Goman Boat Ltd. (CAN) 1981-1985 . 24 July 2018. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617024931/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/goman-boat-ltd-can. 17 June 2020. live.
5. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Goman Express 35 SD . 24 July 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213324/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2014/express-35-sd-goman. 24 July 2018. live.
6. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Goman Express 35 TM . 24 July 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213326/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2174/express-35-tm-goman. 24 July 2018. live.
7. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Goman Express 35 . 24 July 2018. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180724213311/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2015/express-35-goman. 24 July 2018. live.