Seller's Description
If you are looking at this advertisement I will not bore you with a lengthy diatribe about how good Caliber Yachts are as you probably already know. If not, look up Caliber Yachts on the internet. This is my second 1989 38 Caliber. Our plans have changed and are now ready to part with Ronan. She is lying at Naval Air Station Boca Chica in Key West FL. Boat is ready to cruise and in fine condition. Bottom painted 11-2024. Please email Tony with any questions or inquiries.
Equipment: Where to start.
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Main,Genoa, spinnaker by Pope sails Rockland Maine installed 9-21-2018
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Harken furler including ball slide package and lead block set in addition to all standing rigging installed at the same time. ( $19,852 have receipts)
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Furuno chart plotter, color radar and navpilot as well as AIS send and receive by Vesper installed. Installed 11 /18-09/19. ($20897 have receipts).
New AC/DC panel and associated electrical replaced as well as Victron 2000w inverter/charger. 2- 320W Renogy solar panels with Victron MPPT controllers mounted on an Atlantic Tower arch.
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ICOM IC-M424G GPS VHF radio with remote.
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Sony Bluetooth stereo with new cockpit speakers (April 2024)
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New poly water tanks installed with aft one convertible to diesel if one should desire installed 06/2022
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Complete cooling system on YANMAR 4JHBE including exhaust manifold and heat exchanger (cooling unit) water pump, thermostat , all hoses and impeller as well as spare , never installed starter ($4170 have receipts) Hour meter was broke when I purchased boat but now replaced with 78.4 hrs on it. Hours believed to be 2200-2800 hrs.
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Honorable mentions include #65 Mantus anchor 3/8 chain Maxwell windless New rope clutches Force 10 stove Seafrost 12V refrigeration Fully enclosed cockpit canvas ( fairly old but serviceable) Davits with 2019 Highfield CL310 Dinghy and 2019 Yamaha 15hp 4 stroke hanging off them. All ports re-bedded and seals replaced (read zero leaks)
Specs
- Designer
- Michael McCreary
- Builder
- Caliber Yachts
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Skeg
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 37′ 11″ / 11.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 31′ 11″ / 9.8 m
- Beam
- 12′ 6″ / 3.8 m
- Draft
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Displacement
- 18,500 lb / 8,391 kg
- Ballast
- 9,000 lb / 4,082 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 708′² / 65.8 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 708′² / 65.8 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 304′² / 28.2 m²
- P
- 45′ 0″ / 13.7 m
- E
- 13′ 5″ / 4.1 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 404′² / 37.5 m²
- I
- 50′ 5″ / 15.4 m
- J
- 16′ 0″ / 4.9 m
- Forestay Length
- 52′ 11″ / 16.2 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Yanmar
- Model
- 4JHBE
- HP
- 44
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 46 gal / 174 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 156 gal / 591 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
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8.4 kn
Classic: 7.58 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
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16.2
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
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48.7
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
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252.3
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
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28.6
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
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1.9
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Shoal draft: 4.5’/1.4m.
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