The Goderich 35, also known as the Huromic 35, is a Canadian

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that was designed by

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of Brewer, Walstrom and Associates, as a cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 284-285. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.

Production

The design was built by Huromic Metal Industries Limited in

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, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Goderich 35 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of steel, with wood trim. It has a

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sloop rig, a spooned

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, a plumb transom, a keel-mounted

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controlled by a

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and a fixed modified long

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, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces and carries of ballast. The hull is made from steel, painted with urethane paint. Some of the boats were built with 37 foot LOAs, using an extended stern overhang and some were built with

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rigs. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The cutter staysail is mounted on a boom and the design uses no

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. The boat is fitted with a Swedish

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of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . Below decks sleeping accommodation includes a bow "V"-berth, two main cabin settee berths and a pilot berth aft on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side, at the foot of the

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steps. It includes a three-burner stove and

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. The head is located forward and has a door for access from the main cabin and one from the forward cabin. Ventilation is provided by five opening ports and five portlights, plus a main cabin hatch. The steel hull is constructed from welded radius-rolled sheet steel used in the bilge area, in between flatter sheet steel in the sides and hull bottom.

Operational history

Reviewer Richard Sherwood wrote in 1994, "this steel cutter is built in Canada. Stiffness comes from the beam, as the ballast is moderate. The ballast/displacement ratio is 37 percent. To minimize sweating, the hull is insulated with urethane foam." Marvin Creamer, a geography professor from New Jersey did a

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in a Goderich 35, ''Globe Star'', starting 21 December 1982 from

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, completing the voyage with use of any instruments, save an hourglass to determine watch lengths. The trip was completed on 17 May 1984, after 18 months, including 11 months at sea. Another Goderich 35, ''Nomad'', was built with

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construction for Ed Arnold in

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. It was shipped by road to the US east coast and he sailed it to Europe. On the return voyage Arnold sailed it around

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and on to Sitka, Alaska. He later used the boat to do a solo circumnavigation, intended to be non-stop. He completed it between 1 October 2001 and 6 September 2002, including a month for repairs at the

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after hitting an iceberg and a stop in Adelaide, Australia, to have his radar repaired.

References

{{Reflist Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Edward S. Brewer Sailboat types built by Huromic Metal Industries Limited

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Design

Operational history

See also

References