Tanzer 31
{{Short description|Sail boat designed and built in Canada}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
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|crew = Two
|type = Masthead sloop
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|construction = Fibreglass
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|keel = fixed fin keel
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|loa = {{convert|30.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|25.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|draft = {{convert|6.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea = {{convert|468.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|mainsail = {{convert|222.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|jib = {{convert|246.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 168 (average)
|year = 1984
|designer = George Cuthbertson
|location = Canada
|builder = Tanzer Industries
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The Tanzer 31 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by George Cuthbertson of Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1984. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-31|title = Tanzer 31 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 8 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302012544/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-31|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1295/tanzer-31|title = Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 31 |accessdate = 8 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181216074135/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1295/tanzer-31|archive-date= 16 December 2018|url-status= dead}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/tanzer/31|title= Tanzer 31|access-date= 2 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302012707/https://sailboat.guide/tanzer/31|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
Production of the boat was commenced in 1984 by Tanzer Industries of Dorion, Quebec. The company entered bankruptcy in May 1986 and production ended.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|title= Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184852/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|archive-date= 8 September 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Tanzer 31 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spade-style rudder and a fixed fin keel.
The boat was built with a standard keel that gives a draft of {{convert|5.25|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}. A shoal-draft keel with a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, was a factory option.
It is powered by an inboard-mounted Japanese-built Yanmar Diesel engine of {{convert|15|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, with a {{convert|44|USgal|L|0|abbr=on}} fuel tank. A {{convert|44|USgal|L|0|abbr=on}} fresh water tank was also fitted.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 168 with a high of 182 and a low of 159. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.7|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.
Variants
;Tanzer 31
:Standard model with a standard keel that gives a draft of {{convert|5.25|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}, which displaces {{convert|8300|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
;Tanzer 31 Shoal-Draft
:Shoal-draft model with a shorter keel that gives a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} and which displaces {{convert|8700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
See also
Similar sailboats