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Review of Mamba 31


Mamba 31
Mamba 31 anno 1980.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Mamba 31 is a sailboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Rolf Magnusson together with Harry Becker also from Sweden in the late seventies. A few hundred boats have been produced. The Mamba 31 is built by the Swedish yard BK Marin 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
Interior
Interior of Mamba 31 anno 1980.
The boat is equipped with 5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
Front cabin
Front cabin of Mamba 31 anno 1980.

Cockpit
Cockpit
Cockpit of Mamba 31 anno 1980.
Rig
The boat equipped with 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.

Keel
Keel
Keel of Mamba 31 anno 1980.

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.65 - 1.75 meter (5.41 - 5.71 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Mamba 31 is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 12.0 hp (8 kW), which gives a max speed about 4.8 knots.


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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Mamba 31 is 2.04, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.9 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 Mamba 31 is about 164 kg/cm, alternatively 921 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 164 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 921 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Mamba 31 is 19.8.

Low High 27% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 27% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Mamba 31 is 3.05.

Slim Wide 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Mamba 31 is 45%.

Low High 73% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 73% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just above average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Mamba 31 is 190 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.

Heavy Light 79% 0 50 100
79% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Mamba 31 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 15.9, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.1.

Low High 46% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 46% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 42% 0 50 100
The Mamba 31 has more rig than 42% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly underrigged.


RSP (Relative Speed Performance)

What is Relative Speed Performance?

The Relative Speed Performance for Mamba 31 is 50

Slow Fast 50% 0 50 100
The relative speed performance is 50 which means that a it is faster than 50% of all similar sailboat designs.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 28m2 (301 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications genoa specifications spinnaker specifications

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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
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 27.1 m(88.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard27.1 m(88.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker halyard27.1 m(88.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib sheet 9.3 m(30.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet9.3 m(30.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 23.4 m(76.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet20.6 m(67.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Cunningham3.0 m(9.8 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Kickingstrap6.0 m(19.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.0 m(19.7 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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