SALMO SALAR
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 39 ft |
| LWL | 31 ft |
| Beam | 11.25 ft |
| Draft | 5.3 ft |
| Displacement | 23,296 lb |
| Ballast | 7,999.8 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.5 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 48 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 16.7 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 42 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 16 ft |
| FLforestay | 16.7 ft |
| Mainsail | 763.7 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 400.8 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 681.4 sq ft |
About the SALMO SALAR
aka SALTERNS SALAR Originally SALMO SALAR. (Submitted for 'Yachting World' design competition in 1966.) Design intended for wood contruction. FG version from Moody's. Offered as sloop or ketch. The ketch version was also called the Salar Buccaneer. With the Buccaneer, the designers took the opportunity to add to and improve the accommodation and layout (design #646).
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the SALMO SALAR yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 39ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SALMO SALARyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a SALMO SALAR? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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