Review of Hallberg-Rassy 352

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Basic specs.

The Hallberg-Rassy 352 or HR 352 aka HR 352 is a motorsailer designed by the Swedish maritime architect Christoph Rassy together with Olle Enderlein also from Sweden in the late seventies. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Hallberg-Rassy 352 is built by the Swedish yard Hallberg-Rassy Varvs AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Interior

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany.
The boat is equipped with 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The headroom is above average

Rig

The boat has more than one rig.

One option is a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Engine

Hallberg-Rassy 352 is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD22 diesel engine.

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenence than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 240 liters (63 US gallons, 52 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.2 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is about 198 kg/cm, alternatively 1113 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 198 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1113 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 3.10.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.

RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Hallberg-Rassy 352 is 15

The relative speed performance is 15 which means that a it is faster than 15% of all similar sailboat designs. As this boat is a motor sailer, it is expected that the performance of a motor sailer for sail alone is lower than a dedicated sailboat.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Masthead rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	33.2 m	(109.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	33.2 m	(109.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	33.2 m	(109.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	10.6 m	(34.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.6 m	(34.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	26.4 m	(86.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	23.3 m	(76.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	4.2 m	(13.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	8.4 m	(27.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	8.4 m	(27.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Masthead rig
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	30.8 m	(101.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	30.8 m	(101.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	30.8 m	(101.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	10.6 m	(34.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.6 m	(34.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	26.4 m	(86.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	23.3 m	(76.3 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	4.2 m	(13.8 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	8.4 m	(27.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	8.4 m	(27.6 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.