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The Tanzer 31 is a Canadian
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by George Cuthbertson of Cuthbertson & Cassian and first built in 1984. The design is out of production.


Production

Production of the boat was commenced in 1984 by Tanzer Industries of
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. The company entered bankruptcy in May 1986 and production ended.


Design

The Tanzer 31 is a small recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
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rig, a spade-style
rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
and a fixed fin
keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. The boat was built with a standard keel that gives a draft of . A shoal-draft keel with a draft of , was a factory option. It is powered by an inboard-mounted Japanese-built
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of , with a fuel tank. A fresh water tank was also fitted. The boat has a
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racing average handicap of 168 with a high of 182 and a low of 159. It has a
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of .


Variants

;Tanzer 31 :Standard model with a standard keel that gives a draft of , which displaces and carries of ballast. ;Tanzer 31 Shoal-Draft :Shoal-draft model with a shorter keel that gives a draft of and which displaces .


See also

* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats *
Allmand 31 The Allmand 31 is an American sailboat that was designed by Walter Scott as a cruiser and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 376-377. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
*
Annie 30 The Annie 30, often just called Annie, is an American sailboat that was designed by Chuck Paine as an offshore cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 206-207. ...
* Bahama 30 * Beneteau 31 *
C&C 30 The C&C 30 is a series of Canadian and American sailboats, that was first built in 1973. The C&C 30 molds are thought to have been used to create the Lancer 29 Mark III and the Lancer 30 Mark II in 1977. Production The initial models were ...
* C&C 30 Redwing * Catalina 309 * Catalina 310 *
CS 30 The CS 30 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Tony Castro and first built in 1984. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Canadian Sailcraft in Canada. It became their most successful model, with 90 built ...
* Grampian 30 *
Herreshoff 31 The Herreshoff 31, also called the Cat Ketch 31, is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', p ...
* Hunter 31 * Hunter 31-2 *
Hunter 306 The Hunter 306 is an American sailboat design, that was introduced in 2001. The design forms a scaled series with the Hunter 326 and the 356. Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, starting in 2001, but it is ...
* Hunter 310 * Hunter 320 *
Kirby 30 The Kirby 30 is a Canadian racing sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby and first built in 1981. The Kirby 30 design was a follow-on to the Kirby 25 and it was later developed into the Mirage 30 SX in 1985. Production The boat was buil ...
* Leigh 30 * Marlow-Hunter 31 * Mirage 30 *
Mirage 30 SX The Mirage 30 SX is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Bruce Kirby as a racer and first built in 1985. The Mirage 30 SX design is not related to the Mirage 30, but is instead a lightweight development of the Kirby 30, with a deeper el ...
* Niagara 31 *
Pearson 303 The Pearson 303 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Shaw as a cruiser and first built in 1983.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994 ...
* Roue 20 *
Seafarer 30 The Seafarer 30, also known as the Seafarer Swiftsure 30, is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser-Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sa ...
* Southern Cross 28


References

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