Design and Construction
The Marina 95 measures 31.17 feet overall with a 26.25-foot waterline, a 10.37-foot beam, and a fin keel drawing 4.92 feet. Displacement is 10,141 pounds, of which 4,409 pounds is iron ballast—a 43.48 percent ballast-to-displacement ratio that places the boat firmly in the cruising category rather than the light-displacement camp. The hull and deck are solid fiberglass, with no core material cited, and the builder finished the type in GRP throughout constructed of GRP. The displacement-to-length ratio of roughly 250 and a comfort ratio near 25 describe a boat of moderate heft for her length. Her capsize screening value of 1.92 and a sail-area-to-displacement ratio of about 12.4 mark her as a conventionally proportioned offshore cruiser rather than a surfboard.
Rig and Handling
The standard Marina 95 is a masthead sloop carrying 362.74 square feet of reported sail area, and SailWiki notes the type was also offered with a ketch rig also available with ketch rig. The 23-horsepower diesel turns a modest propeller and, paired with 26 gallons of fuel and 48 gallons of water, supports extended coastal passages without excessive tankage weight. With a hull speed of 6.87 knots, the boat is built for steady windward work and comfortable reaching rather than outright pace. The 1.5-meter draft keeps her accessible to shallower harbors while the fin keel gives her a defined turn into stays and a predictable helm under the skeg-hung rudder.
Accommodations
The 10.37-foot beam and 31-foot hull provide a conventional monohull footprint for a small cruising family, with tankage of 48 gallons of water and 26 gallons of diesel supporting self-sufficiency at anchor. The boat's 972 pounds per inch immersion indicates how load-sensitive she is: each added unit of cruising gear sits her noticeably deeper, a fact worth weighing against the modest tank and stores capacity.
The Verdict
The Marina 95 is a straightforward Scandinavian cruiser of the late-1970s idiom: solid fiberglass, sensible ballast ratio, and a practical masthead or optional ketch rig. She is not a performance boat, but her numbers describe a conventionally proportioned cruiser for a small crew.
Pros
- Solid fiberglass hull and deck with no cited core concerns
- Strong 43.48 percent ballast ratio for a 31-foot cruiser
- Offered in both masthead sloop and ketch configurations
- Sensible 23 hp diesel with 26 gal fuel and 48 gal water capacity
Cons
- Modest sail-area-to-displacement ratio limits light-air acceleration
- Relatively high displacement-to-length ratio reduces playful handling
- No interior layout or berth count published for the design
