NIAGARA 31
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1977
Dimensions
- LOA
- 31.25 ft
- LWL
- 24.25 ft
- Beam
- 10.25 ft
- Max Draft
- 5 ft
- Displacement
- 8,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 3,550 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.05 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 19.7
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 250
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 44.4%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 492 sq ft
- I
- 43 ft
- J
- 12.4 ft
- P
- 36 ft
- E
- 12.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1977
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 100
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Volvo
- Power
- 13 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
Notes: Until hull number 50, Niagara 31s were powered by a 13-hp Volvo diesel saildrive unit. Later models were powered by a Westerbeke 22-hp v-drive.\n\nPhoto courtesy of Adam Hunt.
Designer
Builder
- Hinterhoeller Yachts Ltd. (1963–1994)