Steel or aluminium, multi-chine or radius chine
cutter short cabin with flush deck, traditional.
Optional radius chine frame patterns extra.
Optional multi-chine cutting files for all steel componentson request
The Pratique 35 is a boat of fairly traditional styling, with a conservative underbody and great strength.
She is a good choice for those wanting a go-anywhere boat that will give reasonable passage times and they can build for themselves.
Moderate draft will also get her into most canal systems, making her a versatile long distance cruiser.
CNC cutting files are available for all steel panels for the multi-chine version of this design, including the assembly frame.
 Pratique 35 prototype "Salty Dog II" |
| The prototype is "SALTY DOG II" which had done 3 Atlantic and 2 Pacific crossings and extensively cruised the West Coast of Norht America, from British Columbia to Mexico, where she is currently located. She has proven to be a very comfortable cruising boat and has logged up some good passage times for her type. She was first drawn for the reasonably skilled amateur builder, with robust construction steel hull and either timber or steel deck. Frames are widely spaced with stringers giving support to hull plating at closer centres, so enabling the builder to more easily build a fair hull. A new option was added in May'98, for either steel or aluminum radius chine construction. |
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| The underwater profile looks a little unconventional for steel construction but is simply a long shallow keel with fin keel and skeg below and is of simple construction. Ballast is all in the fin keel. For construction with the steel deck, a 100mm deeper fin keel and skeg are used to lower the CG of the ballast to counteract the deck weight. Comfortable Interior |
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| Full headroom over the main circulation areas is provided by extending the deckhouse to beyond the point of entry to the dinette. Forward of that, headroom is restricted in the interest of a clean deck and acceptable freeboard.
Seaworthy in all respects |
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| Testimonial from Brian Alcock, Cape Town, South Africa. My first client, he commissioned "Salty Dog II", prototype of the PRATIQUE 35, of which he writes below. He later became a professional steel boatbuilder and commissioned another 5 designs over the years. He has built 22 yachts to my designs to date.
"The entire project from the time of our first discussions has been immensely satisfying, and this has been enhanced by your close cooperation and excellent drawings which leave absolutely nothing to be desired." Follow these links to print or download a material list for the steel hull and deck structure, a stability curve or a list of drawings. |
| Stewart and Sallyanne Calver - Current owners of the steel Pratique 35 prototype "Salty Dog II", now named "Jekamanzi", had this to say about her. |
| "On our initial sail out from Victoria to San francisco in September of 1996 we spent 4 of the 6 day trip in a 45 knot gale and 25 foot seas and without the windwave self-steering I am not sure we would have survived the trip. We never once took any seas on board as we sat strapped into the cockpit totally in awe of these 25 feet seas as we surfed down the swells as they swept past us night and day. After four days of this we reached San Francisco totally exhausted physically but the boat was dry and unhurt. I know I could not have steered as well and being so tired I am sure we would have broached had we been hand steering. That windwave pilot and the vessel herself are a marvel. During that storm two other boats were lost with all hands and others suffered broken booms and rigging and torn sails."
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CHARACTERISTICS (steel hull with timber deck)
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LOA - 10.50m (34'5") |
LWL 8.70m (28'7") |
Beam 3.30m (10'10") |
Draft 1.50m (4'11") |
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Displacement 8160kg (17985lb) |
Ballast 2510kg (5532lb) |
Area Waterplane 17.72sq.m (191sq.ft) |
Immersion Rate 182kg/cm (1019lb/inch) |
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Wetted Surface 30.35sq.m (327sq.ft) |
Fineness Coef 0.68 |
Block Coef 0.40 |
Prismatic Coef 0.55 |
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Displacement/Length 345 |
Sail Area (Main + Fore-triangle) 61.07sq.m (657sq.ft) |
Sail Area/Wetted Surface 2.01 |
Sail Area/Displ 14.9 |
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Water Tankage 375 litres (103 US gal) |
Fuel Tankage 250 litres (69 US gal) |
Headroom in galley 1.90m (6'3") |
Headroom at mast 1.77m (5'10") |
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Righting Moment @ 30 deg 3865 kgm (27956ft.lb) |
Righting Moment @ 60 deg 5226 kgm (37800ft.lb) |
Righting Moment @ 90 deg 4410 kgm (31898ft.lb) |
Powering 20-30hp inboard diesel |
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