Seller's Description
This cruising sailboat is rough cosmetically, but is well equipped for cruising the Maine coast and is in the water and ready to go! Low hours on Yanmar 3GM-30 diesel engine, serviceable heavy duty mainsail with 2 reef points and new 135 genoa built by Bohndell in Rockland 2 years ago. Good quality Harken roller furler. Maxwell HRDFF6 Electric anchor windlass, bimini. Mainsail has Tides Marine low friction sailtrack and sail-slides. New cushions for interior new in 2015 and lightly used. Venerable classic Avon inflatable dinghy rows easily with single passenger. Simrad TP22 autopilot – works well under power. Nature’s Head composting toilet.
I bought this boat in Florida in 2016 and sailed it up the Atlantic seaboard during the spring and summer of 2017. I put together a website about the trip, available at (contact seller for URL). Check it out to see more pictures and info about the boat
Contact seller for link to more information and more pictures of the boat. We can also talk on the phone, or do a video tour of the boat. The boat is on a mooring in Milbridge Maine, a half hour drive past Ellsworth/Acadia Natl Park.
—Rob 512-586-6737 call or text (I do check voicemail)
Equipment: See Desc above. Also, Garmin 720 GPS w/ map chip.
Specs
- Designer
- Robert A. Smith
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- 355
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin + Bulb
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 29′ 0″ / 8.8 m
- Waterline Length
- 24′ 0″ / 7.3 m
- Beam
- 8′ 0″ / 2.4 m
- Draft
- 4′ 11″ / 1.5 m
- Displacement
- 7,500 lb / 3,402 kg
- Ballast
- 2,380 lb / 1,080 kg (Iron)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Cutter
- Reported Sail Area
- 417′² / 38.7 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 417′² / 38.7 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 224′² / 20.8 m²
- P
- 31′ 11″ / 9.8 m
- E
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 193′² / 17.9 m²
- I
- 35′ 11″ / 11 m
- J
- 10′ 8″ / 3.3 m
- Forestay Length
- 37′ 6″ / 11.5 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Universal
- Model
- Atomic 4
- HP
- 30
- Fuel Type
- Gas
- Fuel Capacity
- 33 gal / 125 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 43 gal / 163 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
7.4 kn
Classic: 6.57 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
-
17.4
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
-
31.8
<40: less stiff, less 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
-
241.7
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
-
27.5
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
-
1.7
<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
The first ‘Cascade’. Some were sold as bare hulls. A modified version of the boat was available as long as the company was in business.
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