Maine Cat 38
Sailboat specifications
The Maine Cat 38 is a 38’ (11.58m) fast cruising catamaran designed by Dick Vermeulen (United States). She is built since 2017 by Maine Cat (United States). She has been awarded "2018 - SAIL magazine - Best Cruising Multihull Under 40ft".
Maine Cat 38's main features
- Model
- Maine Cat 38
- Hull type
- Catamaran
- Category
- Fast cruising catamaran
- Sailboat builder
- Sailboat designer
- Country
- United States
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester):
Sandwich Core-Cell fiberglass vinylester (vacuum infusion) - First built hull
- 2017
- Last built hull
- Still in production
- Award(s)
- 2018: SAIL magazine - Best Cruising Multihull Under 40ft
- Appendages
- Centerboard : twin daggerboards
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Rudder
- Twin spade rudders
- Unsinkable
- No
- Trailerable
- No
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
Maine Cat 38's main dimensions
- Hull length
- 38’11.58 m
- Waterline length
- 37’ 6”11.43 m
- Beam (width)
- 21’6.4 m
- Waterline beam (width)
- 3’ 1”0.96 m
- Draft
- 6’ 6”1.98 m
- Draft when appendages up
- 2’ 10”0.84 m
- Mast height from DWL
- 58’17.67 m
- Light displacement (MLC)
- 8100 lb3674 kg
- Maximum displacement (MLDC)
- 12399 lb5624 kg
Maine Cat 38's rig and sails
- Upwind sail area
- 795 ft²73.87 m²
- Downwind sail area
- 1271 ft²118.07 m²
- Mainsail area
- 568 ft²52.77 m²
- Solent area
- 227 ft²21.1 m²
- Code 0 area
- 703 ft²65.3 m²
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Mast configuration
- Fore beam stepped mast
- Rotating spars
- No
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back (diamond)
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire discontinuous
Maine Cat 38's performances
- Upwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.
Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat. - 334 ft²/T31.02 m²/T
- Downwind sail area to displacementiThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.
The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. - 534 ft²/T49.59 m²/T
- Displacement-length ratio (DLR)iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:
a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat. - 70
Maine Cat 38's auxiliary engine
- Engine(s)
- 2 outboard engine
- Engine(s) power
- 15 HP
- Fuel type
- Gas
- Fuel tank capacity
- 39.9 gal151 liters
Maine Cat 38's accommodations and layout
- Cockpit
- Aft cockpit
- Cabin(s)
- 3
- Berth(s)
- 6
- Head(s)
- 1
- Freshwater tank capacity
- 80 gal303 liters
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 80 gal303 liters
- Maximum headroom
- 6’ 6”1.98 m
Maine Cat 38's fore cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 8”2.04 m
- Berth width
- 4’ 2”1.27 m
Maine Cat 38's aft cabin
- Berth length
- 6’ 8”2.04 m
- Berth width
- 5’1.52 m
Maine Cat 38 interior and accommodations - - 8/9
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Maine Cat
Picture extracted from the commercial documentation © Maine Cat
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