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Brand: Edel 35

The Edel 35 maintained the original Edel concept of the three module design (two hulls and the central salon) and is renowned for its performance, stability and safety. Under sail, on passage making an average speed of 6 – 7 knots can easily be maintained and when conditions are right she will happily do more. The spacious cockpit and wide walkways running between the hulls and the central salon allow for safe and protected movement of the crew whilst sailing in any weather, with all lines leading back to the cockpit for easy handling.

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Edel Cat 35 catamaran 4 double cabins and 2 heads on this 35ft yacht. Accommodations are in both hulls. The saloon is on the bridge deck. With her shallow draft and fast design, this comfortable catamaran is ready for your adventure. Two engines- 10 hp 2015. 2nd (2016) Both installed to operate in sync with rudders provide great maneuverability.  Specifications EDEL Catamarans 35

UPDATED FEATURES Second engine -2016 – (Brand new brackets, connectors, throttles ect.) 2018 – Gantry 2018 – Stack pack 2018 – Genoa cover 2018 – Wind speed indicator (not fitted)

Accommodation :

INTERIOR / DOMESTIC No. of Berths- 10 No. of Cabins- 4 Headroom- Center 1.77m Upholstery- Light blue cloth Flooring- Molded GRP Grey Chart Table- Slides Open Saloon Table- Wood – Turning Hanging Locker(s)- 2 Each Hull Number of Heads- 2 Toilet Type- 1 sea / 1 chemical Shower- 2 Hob- 2 burner Oven Galley Sink- Twin GRP Refrigerator- Large Water System -Pressurised

NAVIGATION Chart Plotter- Raymarine E7 GPS- Med charts Radar- JRC Autopilot- Raymarine Sr 600 2 VHF Radio- ICOM IC M 323 DSC Echo Sounder Navtex- Easy navtex Compass Barometer Clock

DECK Decking Type- GRP Anchor Locker Anchors- Danforth + Rocna Anchor Chain / Warp- 50m 8mm Jnox 2016 Anchor Windlass- new 2016 Anchor Marker – Automatic buoy. Winches- 2 lewmar Boarding Ladder- folding Cockpit Table- removable Cockpit Lockers- 2 cockpit lockers Windscreen Washers Windscreen Wipers

SAFETY Life raft- 2007 LR Last serviced -2017 Life Jackets- 2 Auto / 4 Hard EPIRB Search Light Bilge Pump(s) Manual- 2 CANVAS Bimini – 2 twin MISCELLANEOUS Outboard – Make- Yamaha 2hp Age- refitted in 2015 Dinghy- New 2016 Talamex Anti fouled Passerelle Gangway Mechanical : CONSTRUCTION Type : Catamaran Builder / Designer: Edel Make / Model: Edel 35 Year Built: 1992 Designer: Edel – strat – FR Where Built: France Construction Materials: GRP Keel / Hull Form: Catamaran. Fixed Keel. Steering Type: Wheel Helm Position(s): Cockpit STB side Deck Materials: GRP Hull Colour: White DIMENSIONS LOA- 10.60 m Beam- 6.05m Draft- 0.9 m Displacement- 3.5 t

ENGINES/MECHANICAL Manufacturer / Model- Yamaha 4 Stroke long shaft, Matched Pair. Year of Manufacture- 2015, 2016 No. of Engines- 2. 1st engine new 2015, fitted 2016. Conversion to two engine 2018. 2nd engine new 2016 fitted 2018 (Use for first time in 2018) HP (Each)- 9.9 Fuel Type- Petrol Fuel Consumption L/Hr- 1.2 – 1.5 L/H Range- 400 miles at 5 knots Cruising Speed: 6 knots Maximum Speed – 10 Knots Propeller Type- Bronze

TANKAGE Fuel- 2 x 20L Water – 300 in 3 tanks ELECTRICAL & BATTERIES Domestic Batteries. (2) Amps: x 100 Age: 2012 Windlass Battery Charging System – battery control system Battery Charger- Tecplus Shore Power cable Solar Panels- 1 SPARS / RIGGING Type of Rig- Sloop Spars Make / Material- Alluminium Standing Rigging – age- Original 94 Running Rigging – age- parts new in 2011 Mainsail Reefing -Slab Lines lead aft to cockpit Stackpack / Lazy jacks Spinnaker Pole SAILS Main (Original – Refitted in 2013) very good condition Genoa (Original- Refitted in 2013) Very good condition Spinniker (Assymetric) Hardly Used Mainsail lazy bag 2018 (New) Foresail cover 2018 (New)

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By Bernard Lelievre Unquestionably a sure thing on the used boat market, the Edel 35 has had an impressive carrer, both with rental compagnies and owners. More than a hundred of them were produced, making it easy to find one of these fun cats on the used boat market. To read complete story – click here for Edel 35 Boat Review Full Story

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Aménagement : ? 1 cabines avec couchette simple dans la coque bâbord ? 1 cabine principale avec 2 couchettes doubles, table et coin cuisine ? 1 wc marin dans la coque tribord Equipement, Electronique : ? VHF fixe ASN RT650 NAVICOM + combiné déporté sans fil ? VHF portable STANDARD HORIZON ? Girouette Anémomètre NASA CLIPPER ? Baromètre électronique NASA ? Télex météo NASA ? Pilote RAYMARINE ST 1000+ avec télécommande sans fil ? GPS GEONAV GARMIN ? Chargeur de quai VICTRON et circuit 220V ? Panneau solaire + régulateur de charge ? Raymarine BIDATA loch sondeur x2 ? SHIP MODULE ? 2 batteries de servitude ? Moniteur de batterie NASA ? 5 prises 12V (3 allumes cigare – 2 USB) ? Feux de navigation ? Taud de soleil couvrant tout le cockpit ? Echelle de bain ? Réchaud Voiles et gréement : ? GV full batten 3 ris INCIDENCES d’origine, révisée en 2018 ? Foc autovireur INCIDENCES d’origine, révisé en 2018 ? Gennaker sur emmagasineur FACNOR ? Code 0 de 2018 sur emmagasineur FACNOR ? SPI 56m² ? 1 winch ST ? Mât pivotant ? Bout dehors démontable ? Double barre franche avec sticks WICHARD ? Gréement récent

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Battery Charger

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ACCOMMODATION

Cockpit Shower

Electrical Circuit

Shore Power Inlet

Spinnaker Rigging

Swimming Ladder

No Windlass

ABOUT EDEL CATAMARANS EDEL CAT 28

The EDEL CATAMARANS EDEL CAT 28 is 28 feet long and has a 17 feet beam. This 2004 Petrol EDEL CATAMARANS EDEL CAT 28 with 20 horsepower. The EDEL CATAMARANS EDEL CAT 28. This vessel comes equipped with battery charger, bilge pump, spray hood as well as being equipped with autopilot, gps, plotter, radar, speed instrument, vhf, wind instrument.

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Safety of Edel Cat 35 as a blue water cruiser?

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I''ve read the opinion of the publisher of latitude 38 that one should not do blue water cruising in any catamaran less than 40'' OAL. On the other hand at least one Prout 33 (Alec Mayne family) has circumnavigated. We''ve also read the pursuasive arguments of the Pardey''s concerning the "savings" of smaller boats. Currently, of the smaller used catamarans on the market the Edel Cat 35 seems most available. Does any know the boat well enough to comment on its qualifications as a blue water boat? Diesel option vs. gas auxilary? etc. Thank you.  

flyfisher, I know somone wiyh a Edel Cat thirty-five. It''s on ok boat but as far as an open ocean boat?..I would not.It''s just not built for that. Dennis P.S. And I don''t agree with that forty foot opinion. The smallest boat to cross the Atlantic was under six feet.  

is there anyone out there who has deep water experience with the edel 35 cat. These boats seem suitable but it would be great to have some first hand experience. I am presently bidding on an edel 35. many thanks for any information. casper  

Casper- Good luck on the bidding... While I haven't had direct experience with the Edel cat, I have sailed on quite a number of catamarans and trimarans. A couple of things about multihulls, you need to reef for the gusts, unlike a monohull, where you tend to reef for the average wind speeds and let the boat handle the gusts. You're much better reefing earlier than you would on a monohull, as the extreme stability of a catamaran puts much more strain on the rigging than a comparable size monohull could. Watch the netting, it can fail pretty dangerously. If you have any doubts about its integrity or age, replace it. Two books you may want to pick up if you haven't already. "Multihull Voyaging" by Thomas Firth Jones and "The Cruising Multihull" by Chris White. I'd also take the opinions of people not familiar with multihulls about their seaworthiness with a grain of salt. A monohull often has to be built much heavier in construction, due to the inertia the amount of ballast it has gives it. A multihull, not having a heavy metal keel, often can be built lighter without sacrificing safety. Where monohulls tend to have to bash through the waves, multihulls tend to float on top of them. A multihull's light mass is often its best defense, as it will tend to move-instead of resisting a wave and getting crushed. Things to watch out for on the Edel 35: It has a partially cored hull IIRC, and you need to make sure that water hasn't gotten in and caused any delamination. I don't believe the core in the hull will rot as I believe it is PVC-based foam. The cross beams that connect the hulls to the bridgedeck are aluminum. Corrosion is going to be a problem at the fasteners, since I believe the fasteners are stainless steel. I personally prefer cats that have the hull molded as a single piece... but that's just me. The forestay connects to crossbeam that is also supported by a "dolphin striker" and that needs to be in good shape, otherwise the forestay support can fail. Rudder shafts on this boat were aluminum originally. I believe the bearings were bronze... this is a galvanic corrosion problem in many cases, and should be checked closely. I believe the deck is also cored, and needs to be checked for any signs of water intrusion or delamination. Also, I believe the cabin soles are fiberglass and plywood, so you may want to check the sole for any water intrusion that may have rotted the plywood. I don't believe the plywood was fully encapsulated in fiberglass on these boats. From what I know of the Edels, they were pretty decent boats with a fair amount of sail area for a catamaran. Windward performance and tacking on them is probably not the best, and you may have to ease the mainsheet to help the boat tack. Weight is going to be your biggest enemy. I hope this helps a bit.  

I met someone in Norfolk, Va. a few years ago in an Edel 35 that had sailed to Bermuda with the WestMarine Bermuda Rally. They encountered very rough weather and successfuly deployed a sea-anchor. They're experience was detailed in "Drag Device Data Base" by Victor Shane. By the way, this is a great read. From what I gathered from the owner, the boat was quite capable. Marc  

Thank you very much for your comments, i have not used this excellent resource before. I am now about to sign for this edel 35 and I feel it is a fine boat and a good compromise between many conflicting issues. will definately invest in a sea anchor. Again thanks for your interest. all the best. Casper  

Instead of a sea anchor, I would highly recommend you get a Jordan Series Drogue. You can read more about them at: Jordan Series Drogue  

Since you've been reading DDDB, I suppose you read the account of the Edel cat, S/C-14. You could probably contact the owner directly to get a first hand account of his experience with his parachute, and his boat. He seemed to be a very knowledgable guy when I spoke with him. Marc  

Again, thank you for the contribution and will do my homework on this before getting any gear. Had a look at the Jordan drogue which looks better then a sea anchor due to its flexibility and give. i am not sure if it would be better to keep the bows of the boat into the wind as the stern is more vunerable with more openings and a cockpit to fill?! I understand that drogues do not work from the bows due to the amount of reverse movement. Sea anchors have problems with very high loading and shafe. yet another interesting dilemma. i suppose one could strengthen hatches and washboards etc. On a different note i have been considering the best self steering system for this edel 35. Due to simplicity and rod style steering system, giving fairly high resistance, i would favour an independant type vane self steering system such as the Hydrovane. Does anyone have any experience with this system and does it work on cats? I imagine that there could be problems with the apparent wind direction shifting and excessive yaw or is the hydrovane sensitive enough? Looking forward to any knowledge out there. Many thanks and all the best.  

As I understand it, breaking seas haven't been much of an issue for the Jordan Series Drogue users, as the drogue allows the boat to move with the wave quite a bit, and doesn't stop it dead in the water, as a sea anchor would. Also, generally, most multihulls will tend to rise up with the waves, rather than get pulled through them, as they're not held down by a large chunk of metal in their keel. As for wind vane self-steering systems. You will need to go with a stand-alone system, that doesn't rely on the boat's rudders to steer, due to the excess friction in the edel's dual rudder system. However, on many cats and tris, the windvane becomes less reliable, as the apparent wind increases with the boat's speed, but I don't know if the Edel would suffer from this.  

Thanks for that, i have been investigating the drogue which seems like a better device then the sea anchor as it will greatly reduce loads and is much easier to use. casper  

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ups...was about to reply when I saw the OP is older than me!  

Considering that the Heavenly Twins 26, Catalac 8Ms, and many other fine European catamarans made it over here under their own power, I think the 40' minimum recommendation is a bit ridiculous. Granted, you won't be as comfortable, but crossing an ocean is definitely possible in a smaller cat.  

Hmm... Stan, you're not trying to imply I might be biased??? are you???  

SD . . . biased to numerously-hulled sailboats? What ever do you mean by that implication Stan ?  

Chuckles and sailingdog are Sailnet's multi-hull tag-team . . . sounds like they belong in a WWF ring.  

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