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Any Laguna 30 owners out there?

• Thread starter Bilgewater
• Start date Feb 9, 2017
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I'm looking at a 1986 Laguna 30, and would like to get some feedback from current owners. Not a lot of info in the net. The review from Good Old Boats was very encouraging. Anybody care to chime in?  

Hi Bilgewater. I just bought a 1985 laguna 30 yesterday. Its in pretty good shape, although a little dated (nothing lots of money won't fix LOL) . Its getting trucked to the marina next week, ans should be on the mooring by the end of April. I'd like to hear about any upgrades, areas of concern, etc too. Like you I checked the internet and didn't find much. I'm a total noob to this sailing thing too, although I've been around boats a long time. I'd like to hear what you've learned so far as well. Smooth Sailing, #1Sleddog  

Hey, Me too. I bought a 1987 in Michigan. We live in Tucson Az. But spend most of the summer in Mich. We got a smoking deal on it. Only needs a little work. LOL. I reallly like the layout of it and am heading ther in a couple weeks to get her ready to put back in the water.  

Awesome - congrats. Looking forward to comparing notes and seeing pictures! Mine will be delivered to the marina on Friday. Then it'll be on stands for a week or so while I bottom paint and clean it. Been watching Sailrite videos on reuphostering the cushions and I'm heading to get 35 yards of upholstery material from an old friend that does big commercial jobs. Best part - its free!! Now to figure out how to sew - hmmm...  

We are doing the same with the interior. I have a copy of good old boats article on the Laguna. If you don't already have it you can download it. I'm am painting the bottom and I think that I will replace the cutless bearing and install a pss dripless shaft seal. I put one on our Islander 36 and it's great. Looking forward to some pics and I'll do the same  

The boat got to the marina on Friday. I just finished prepping and applying the antifouling to the bottom. Good thing my nose isn't itchy, cause I don't think I could reach it right now. Here's a pic of it on the travellift  

• Apr 15, 2017

#1sleddog said: IMG_1841 #1sleddog Apr 15, 2017 Click to expand

Best of luck on your new boats. I passed on the Laguna and bought a for real "turn key" O'Day 34.  

Great, have fun with it. Hope you won't mind if we hijack your thread !  

Well its been a busy couple weeks and I haven't had a lot of time to work on the boat, but here's the latest: I've been working on the engine electrical system. Lots of corroded connectors to deal with. I've been using De-Ox-It 100 and some scotch-brite to clean the lugs, and replaced a few as well. I finally bought a quality crimping tool instead of that cheezy yellow handled wire mauler I've been using for years. Turns out the Laguna was wired with a couple serious flaws. There are two connectors that are highly susceptible to corrosion. Mine were pretty bad. Also, some of the wiring is grossly undersized and uses inline fuse holders that are really not for the marine environment. Theres a great web article along with repair help at http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_wiring_harness_upgrade  

Good for you. Wiring issues usually come from poor connectors plus corrosion. Nothing immediately dangerous. The builder gets stuff working at the cheapest price possible in a lot of yachts. Only it doesn't last. A few upgrades and corrections can save you a lot of heartache.  

Replaced my starter and solenoid this weekend. The old one was shot. I brought it to a rewind shop and the owner agreed that it wasnt worth fixing. He hooked me up with a brand new starter and solenoid for a fraction of the price I found anywhere else. Turns out my Universal M-18 starter cross refs to a kubota tractor part. I had read that on the web, but im usually pretty skeptical about stuff. I had the gentleman at the shop check out my alternator since I needed to remove it to get the starter out. He cleaned it up and replaced the bearings in it - it rolls really nice now. Put the key in the ignition for the first time. 60 seconds on the glow plugs and the motor fired right up! I'm stoked! Anyway, this weekend it'll be oil and tranny fluid changes and an inspection of my raw water pump. Have any of you used the run dry impellers Ive seen on the web? Are they any good ?  

What a week. Just sanded and painted the bottom. Buffed out the hull. The wife scrubbed the inside and teak oiled all the wood. Changed the impeller and stuck the hose in a bucket of water and she fired right away. Had to put a new seacock and stained in. I don't no how the boat never sank on the previous owner. The seastrainer was cracked and held together with silicone and duct tape. Precision sails is making a new main and hopefully splash it and take it from Detroit to her new home in Port Huron Michigan the end of the month.  

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Nice! The boat looks great!  

So I just finished my ASA 103 sailing class. We spent weekend sailing around Boston Harbor - great time. I feel a lot more confident now about taking the boat out. I'm a bit behind getting her in the water though - spare time has been tough to come by. I did buy new halyard line for both the jib and mainsail - I don't know what shape the lines on the mast are in, and with 4 sheaves on the mast head I figured it wasn't worth having the mast stepped and having a hassle. The new mainsail arrived a couple days ago. I haven't unpacked it yet, but I'm psyched it's here. I got two new fire extinguishers and some flares, so I'm set with required stuff. I think I'm ready.....we'll see.  

#1sleddog said: So I just finished my ASA 103 sailing class. We spent weekend sailing around Boston Harbor - great time. I feel a lot more confident now about taking the boat out. I'm a bit behind getting her in the water though - spare time has been tough to come by. I did buy new halyard line for both the jib and mainsail - I don't know what shape the lines on the mast are in, and with 4 sheaves on the mast head I figured it wasn't worth having the mast stepped and having a hassle. The new mainsail arrived a couple days ago. I haven't unpacked it yet, but I'm psyched it's here. I got two new fire extinguishers and some flares, so I'm set with required stuff. I think I'm ready.....we'll see. Click to expand

Where ha s the summer gone? Congrats on your 103 and new sail. I also had to get a new main. I ordered it from precision sail in Canada. It is nice. It got here just in time to move the boat from Detroit up to Port Huron Michigan. What a ride going up Lake St Clair. It was blowing 17 and gusting over 25. Both sails up on a beam reach and I would spill a little off when it got too gusty. With a following sea on the port stern it made for a very fast trip. Took lots of pics of the gps at 8 pluse knts. Have fun  

I have a laguna 33 similar to the 30 but think they tried to spruce it up a little. I found alot more data on the 30 then I did my 33 I have the buyers book for mine and few other motor booklets and info but like you said there is not much to go by.  

Well congrats on the purchase of the 33 footer! I’ve been really pleased with mine this year. I’ve learned a bunch and didn’t die, so all in all a good rookie season. I covered the boat for the winter by making a frame with plastic electrical conduit and a tarp I cut up. The frame came out great, but I’m pretty sure the cheap tarp I bought won’t survive the winter. A couple guys at the marina have canvas covers they had made by a pro - that’s where I’d like to go. Not really into all the shrink wrap, it’s expensive and not very environmentally friendly. I’d love to see pics of your boat as well as the buyers guide. Post up some of the specs. What size motor etc.  

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Review of Laguna 30

Basic specs..

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.

The boat is equipped with 117.0 liter fresh water capacity.

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.

The Laguna 30 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.22 - 1.32 meter (4.00 - 4.30 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Laguna 30 is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar 2GM diesel engine

The fuel tank has a capacity of 61.0 liters (16 US gallons, 13 imperial gallons).

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.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Laguna 30 is 2.07, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.1 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.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Laguna 30 is about 185 kg/cm, alternatively 1040 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 185 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1040 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.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is a Ballast Ratio?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

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

Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 29m 2 (312 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

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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.

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• Sailboat Guide

Laguna 30 is a 29 ′ 11 ″ / 9.1 m monohull sailboat designed by W. Shad Turner and built by Laguna Yachts between 1983 and 1987.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

There was also a somewhat rare LAGUNA 33, based on the same hull but with a reverse transom. Later, this version became the CLASSIC 33. Neither of these extended versions were built in great numbers.

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Hi - I am shopping for a boat and came across a Laguna 30 in my search. The boat seems interesting on paper, but I know nothing about it, and information seems extremely difficult to come by. Does anyone have any opinions or information on this boat? I''m particularly interested things that I can''t tell from a listing sheet or photos - most importantly: sailing characteristics, build quality, and similar issues. Any and all opinions are much appreciated. Thanks!  

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