NEW MAINE CAT 38 SPECIFICATIONS
MAINE CAT 38 PERFORMANCE CRUISER
- Maine Cat 38 Performance Cruiser Specifications dated 2/15/2014
- Twin Yamaha 20 HP four stroke outboards fully retracted into hulls
- Thermoformed VIC Core-Cell vinylester resin infused composite hulls/deck
- Selden 48 foot custom mast, single line reefing, gull striker and screacher pole
- Self-tacking jib with furler, curved track, Spinlock clutches and Harken hardware
- Composite hardtop with large fixed and opening windows sides and forward
- Fully retractable high aspect twin daggerboards and rudders
- Two 150 watt solar panel array on hardtop with metered controller
- All interior, bridgedeck and navigation lighting to be LED fixtures
- Garmin NEMA 2000 system w/ depth, gWind, weather and fluxgate compass
- Garmin GPSMAP 1040xs color chartplotter plotter with BlueChart loaded
- Garmin GHP 12 Core pack autopilot w/ class “B” drive mounted below deck
- Garmin 200 VHF radio with Metz masthead antenna
- Garmin Metero stereo system, two waterproof speakers, remote and iPad dock
- Seaward three burner model 3276 propane stove top with fiddles
- Vitrofrigo 12-volt remote compressor upright refrigerator and freezer, 2.7 cu.ft.
- Precision Temp propane fired stainless steel hot water heater
- Double wire 26-inch high lifelines, stern rail, horses and two gates
- House bank two 8-D AGM batteries for a total of 510 amp hours
- Hull and deck surfaces premium Awlgrip painted, deck to be two-tone
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General Design theory – lightweight – High Performance – Simple to sail and maintain
Open bridgedeck – better visibility, better looking and great air flow
High Fineness ratio – Length to Beam ratio close to 12:1 when kept light.
Flared hulls with protective “shoulder” – drier ride and huge interior volume
Retractable boards and engines – beachable, higher pointing angles and less drag off the wind. Gunkholers delight – 19” draft
Very simple layout – lightweight interior wood furniture cabinetry, easily added and deleted components to fit requirements of our racers, day-sailors or live-aboards.
Modular build – ship components inexpensively anywhere in the world and do final assembly near home waters.
High speeds – Under sail or power our goal is averaging 10 knots
Auxiliary power – Lightweight 4- stroke outboards which fully retract into the hull engine rooms. Easy deck access to service and eliminates corrosion problems of sail drives.
General Design Parameters:
Design to be single-handed. Fun to sail and out-perform all current cruising catamarans on the market. Comfortable, safe, easy to sail and affordable.
Build the lightest structural components possible by thermo-forming Core-Cell PH core and resin infusing 100% vinyl ester resin in female molds. Finished boat is 2 hull and deck units, 2 beams, bridgedeck platform, rig and roof and you are ready to go sailing in an ocean capable high performance cat. We are offering a very simply equipped package to keep the price as affordable as possible. We offer a host of options you can add yourself in time or we can install at the shop during the initial build. Our goal is to get you out on the water sailing as economically as possible, before you start adding “stuff” you might be able to live more comfortably without. Every piece of equipment you add requires maintenance and time taking away from sailing.
Hull Shapes are designed to maximize the interior volume, minimize the waterline beam and keep spray down and off the deck and windscreen. The nicely radiused chine and “shoulders” we designed provides almost 6 feet at the maximum beam of each hull, yet the waterline maximum beam is only 38” when she is fully loaded to 12,400 lbs. Our chine is over 12 inches above the DWL and will provide very little resistance or interference for our racer owners and huge additional buoyancy for our loaded-up live aboard cruisers in large seas.
Our approach to the rig design is also going to offer our owners a number of choices to fit their skill level and cruising area. Our standard rig will be a Selden fixed fractional rig with furling self-tacking jib and fully batten main similar to our MC 41 setup. Options available will include pole mounted free furling screacher, flat top mainsail, overlapping 110% jib and a rotating wing mast.
Our solution for economical, lightweight and inexpensive auxiliary power which is easy to access, eliminate drag while sailing and avoid lower leg corrosion will be outboard engines. Our design includes Yamaha 20 HP 4-stoke outboard engines in each hull that fully retract vertically into a sound insulated engine room with bottom fairing foil closure. The engine heads can be raised above the aft deck level providing easy access to all service points. A faring foil closes the prop opening in the hull bottom when you are sailing and the engine is raised. This solution provides the highest performance at the least cost and lightest weight possible. The engine rooms house 15 gallon fuel tanks and are properly ventilated aft so fuel vapors are quickly exhausted and away from the crew.
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