Tanzer 31

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.

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.

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 5.25 ft. A shoal-draft keel with a draft of 4.00 ft, was a factory option.

It is powered by an inboard-mounted Japanese-built Yanmar Diesel engine of 15 hp, with a 44 USgal fuel tank. A 44 USgal 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 6.7 kn.

Variants

 * Tanzer 31
 * Standard model with a standard keel that gives a draft of 5.25 ft, which displaces 8300 lb and carries 3400 lb of ballast.


 * Tanzer 31 Shoal-Draft
 * Shoal-draft model with a shorter keel that gives a draft of 4.00 ft and which displaces 8700 lb.