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Halmatic 30 |
Brief details |
Builder |
Halmatic Ltd., Portsmouth |
Designed as a smaller
version of the Nicholson 31, the Halmatic 30 is in very much the
same style - a heavy displacement long-keeler with a high ballast
ratio. They are strongly built and have an excellent reputation
as a serious seagoing yacht. |
LOA |
29' 6" |
Sail area |
471 sq ft main and genoa
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LWL |
22' 10" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
9' 6" |
Cabins |
2 |
Draught |
4' 6" |
Berths |
5 |
Displacement |
9,866 lbs |
Engine |
Volvo MD7 or 2002 diesels |
Ballast |
5,040 lbs |
BHP |
18 |
Keel type |
Long keel with external iron ballast |
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Halmatic are a long-established yacht and
shipbuilder, and for many years moulded the hulls for the
Nicholson range of yachts. Now part of Vosper Thorneycroft,
Halmatic are still in business, although they now mostly build
much larger craft - from naval vessels to superyachts
Designed for Halmatic by John Sharp, the Halmatic 30 was
built from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. The design is in many
ways similar to the Nicholson
31. About 200 Halmatic 30s were built in total, the boat
illustrated being one of the later Mk II versions. Most Halmatic 30s had the Volvo MD7 diesel, but some later boats had the Volvo 2002 engine.
The moulds of the Halmatic 30 were taken over by Barbican
Yachts at Plymouth, after production by Halmatic ceased, the
design re-emerging as the Barbican 30, with minor charges
to the deck and coachroof, and internal ballast instead of the external ballast of the Halmatic 30. Barbican Yachts are now no longer
in business.
On the early Halmatic 30s a known weak point was
the lower shroud attachment to an alloy plate embedded in the
deck moulding. Many older boats will have been modified by now,
with internal tie-brackets to the main bulkhead, as fitted to later boats, but this does not detract greatly from what is a
superb little serious cruising yacht. |
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