1985 35 Feet Scanmar 35

The Scanmar 35 is a ruggedly-built center cockpit sloop built in Saltsjö-Boo Sweden . It is difficult to view a Scanmar yacht and not be impressed with its sleek, clever design, robust hardware and fittings, and solid construction.

The 35 is characterized by a crowned deck and nearly straight sheer, a raised afterdeck, a center cockpit and reverse transom. Though referred to as a "center" cockpit, it is not a true center cockpit. The cockpit is placed only slightly more forward on the 35 than one would be on a traditional boat with an afterdeck and lazarette. Most people who see the 35's cockpit call it a "semi-center" cockpit. The boat does not have a traditional boxlike cabinhouse; rather, the decks are raised somewhat and the cabinsides faired into them to provide concert-hall-like space in the cabin. The rig is 7/8 fractional, with keel-stepped mast, a pair of swept-back spreaders, and adjustable split backstay. The boom is sheeted at the aft end, and is conveniently located just behind the helmsman for easy adjustment. All halyards are led to the cockpit, with stainless steel halyard winches on either side of the cabintop. The cockpit is spacious, with a steering pedestal at the after end; most people could stretch out full-length on the seats, which are 76" long. Most helmsmen can sit directly behind the wheel while steering. There is a cockpit locker to starboard, and while spacious is somewhat shallow due to the presence of the aft cabin below. Behind the cockpit is a raised afterdeck with the aft cabin beneath. On the foredeck is a deep anchor locker, which also houses a propane tank for the galley.

The hull is solid hand-laid fiberglass, and the deck is balsa cored with a molded-in non-skid surface. Hull thickness is stout, and is more than 1 3/8" thick in the bilge. The boats have a wide cove stripe just below the toerail; colors of the stripe are most often red, later boats sometimes have blue. A very substantial white rubber rubrail is laid down the middle of the cove stripe. The hull and deck seem extremely robust, and there is no flexing while walking on any part of the deck. The hull-to-deck joint, deck overlaid an inward-turning hull flange, is fastened with stainless steel bolts every 12cm (4.7"), and topped by an aluminum toerail. The standing rigging is hefty and oversized for the yacht. The chainplates are stainless steel double U-bolts. Each is bolted through the deck to a bronze tiebar which is bolted to a structure deep within the hull. All halyards are internal. The lower part of the hull has a grid structure of transverse and longitudinal box beams of formed fiberglass for rigidity. The Scanmar 35s were awarded the "Blue Sign" by the Swedish Maritime Authority, which is loosely analogous to the Lloyd's of London specs, and indicates a high degree of construction quality. Each boat is individually tested and must survive a hard grounding at hull speed without suffering any structural damage. If the boat survives that and other tests and meets or exceeds specifications it is awarded an individually-numbered Blue Sign.

Builder/Designer

Builder: Scanmar Designer: Rolf Magnusson

Dimensions

LOA: 10,66 LWL: 8,44 Beam: 3.32 Displacement: 6699 Draft: 1.77 Bridge Clearance: 15.51 Ballast: 1899

Engines

Engine(s): diesel Engine(s) HP: 30 Engine Model: Volvo Penta 2030

Tankage

Fuel: 80 liter Water: 120 liter

Accommodations There are two cabins inside. One in the bow and one large owners cabin in the back. There are 4 berths in total. Throughout the yacht classic mahagony is used. There is one toilet/shower. Heating is available inside the cabin. Inside is a roomy V-berth in the bow with full standing headroom and a large hanging locker; ventilation is provided by a large opening hatch. A sliding mahogany door between the forward cabin and salon provides privacy. The salon is huge, both wide and high, and unique in its spaciousness for a 35-foot boat; headroom is a full 6'5". On some boats (mostly American), a small opening hatch overhead provides air; many European boats have a stainless "UFO" vent in place of a hatch. A large U-shaped settee to port and a straight settee to starboard flanks the mahogany dining table which can easily seat seven. The dining table and port settee can be converted into a double bunk. Lockers and shelves abound. A compact but very useful nav station is just aft of the starboard settee, and boasts a full-sized chart table with multiple drawers for chart and instrument storage. The head is just to starboard of the companionway, and has a porcelain sink and standing room for the hand-held shower. An optional teak grate provides access to the shower sump. A large wet locker occupies one side of the head. The L-shaped galley is opposite on the port side, and has a 2 or 3-burner propane stove with oven, a stainless-steel lined icebox, and a sink. Some boats (most European and early U.S. exports) have double sinks and small iceboxes, while later U.S. export boats have a single sink and larger icebox. The icebox is lined in stainless steel and is fairly well-insulated. There are many drawers and lockers in the galley. Tucked under the companionway is a large mahogany box covering the engine and serving as two of the four steps for entrance to the salon. Removing the box provides full access to three sides of the engine; as any sailor knows, this alone is worth a king's ransom. Changing the oil is a snap! Behind the galley is the walk-through entrance to the aft cabin. One must duck to fit through this opening, but once in the aft cabin, it is worth the stoop. The starboard berth is about 7 1/2 feet long, while the port berth is at least 6'6". There is a filler which turns the berth into near queen-size proportions. Ventilation is provided by a large opening hatch overhead, and two ports (one to port, the other starboard) provide a cross-breeze (although on some boats, these side ports are fixed); headroom is 5'8". There is a large hanging locker to port, and two small cabinets for storage. Under the cushions, a cavernous space for storing bulky objects is available. Forward of the berths along the companionway to the galley is a huge "machinery space", closed off from the aft cabin by a sliding door. This compartment houses the seacocks, fuel filters and tank, hot water heater, steering gear, battery charger, house batteries (on some boats these are under the aft berth), transmission and stuffing box. The size of the compartment has to be seen to be believed- if it weren't for all the equipment in there, one could almost make it into a kids' cabin. There is adequate room to double your battery capacity if so desired, and most equipment is handily reached without too much trouble. There is a swinging door which provides privacy to the aft cabin, and also doubles as either a cockpit table or leaf to the dining table. Clever, those Swedes!

Galley Optimus two burner with stove, refrigerator, double stainlesssteel sink, warm water boiler (new)

Electronics VHF DS8000 with ATIS NAVICO 01200 Speed log Garmin GPS 120 XL Navico CH200 windset Automatic pilot Nautec Autohelm Log navico 01200 AP navigator

Electrical 3 Batteries (12V), battery charger (new) 220 V is available inside the cabin (shorepower) 1 bilgepump 1 radio-cd player Webasto heater

Deck non slip treadmaster Compass electrical autohelm Bruce anchor 7,5 KG Standard navigational lights 2 x Andersen 10 winches 2 x Andersen 46 two speed winches 9 x easylock mini Reefing system in the cockpit sprayhood

Additional The keel stept mast has one set of spreaders. Furlex roller furling jib. (2002) spinnakerboom dacron full battened mainsail (De Vries 1997) dacron genua (De Vries 2004) spinnaker (light) storm jib

Engine A new Volvo Penta 2030, was placed in 1995