DOWNEASTER 38
Cutter • Long Keel • Built 1974–1981
Dimensions
- LOA
- 38 ft
- LWL
- 29 ft
- Beam
- 11.83 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.92 ft
- Displacement
- 19,500 lbs
- Ballast
- 8,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.76 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 357
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 41.0%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 735 sq ft
- I
- 44.8 ft
- J
- 18.92 ft
- P
- 38 ft
- E
- 16.38 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long Keel
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1974
- Last Built
- 1981
- Number Built
- 230
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Universal
- Engine Model
- Medalist
- Power
- 32 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 50 gal
- Fuel
- 90 gal
Notes: Length incl. bowsprit: 41.75'\nAvailable with a Cutter, Ketch or Schooner rig.\nKetch SA: 761 sq.ft.\nSchooner SA: 721 sq.ft.
Designer
Builder
- Down East Yachts Inc. (1974–1983)