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Seller's Description

1982 Cavalier 39 A classically designed, fully outfitted, true bluewater cruiser

Made in New Zealand to handle their rough weather, Kiwa is ready and eager to take you anywhere in the world. She is fully outfitted to sail back home to NZ, with all systems required for self-sufficiency, and more electronics than youll ever need. Packed away in her generous storage areas are too many spares to list. On top of all this, shes beautiful inside and out, with real hardwood throughout that was all completely refinished in early 2020. Her external wood was also completely refinished in early 2020.

The nav station is in the quarterberth, making for quick access to instruments while on a passage. The salon table goes down and cushions fit on it perfectly to make a large double bed. There is a single berth with a lee cloth on starboard. Beautiful kauri slats run along the sides of the salon and overhead. The v-berth is very comfortable with cabinets and drawers for storage, and a bookshelf in the bow.

The lazarette has an immense amount of storage in the hull behind the cockpit, and it essentially gives you a back patio to fish and BBQ from. There is another large storage area under the port seat in the cockpit with good access to the back of the engine, transmission, and stuffing box. There is good access to the front of the engine by lifting the companionway stairs away.

Kiwa is on the hard in Puerto Escondido, Baja California Sur, a short taxi ride from the airport in Loreto. Shes waiting for you, ready to explore the Gulf of California and then take off around the world.

Equipment: Specs Designer: Bob Salthouse Builder: Export Yachts in NZ Modified fin keel, skeg-hung rudder, fully enclosed propellor

Dimensions LOA: 39 Beam: 11 4 LWL: 29 6 Draft: 6 Displacement: 18,000 lbs Ballast: 7,500 lbs Headroom: 6 ft 5 in

Engine 1300 h on 46-hp Kubota V2203 MEEUI engine. Freshwater rinse for exhaust plumbed in. 2-blade propellor Spare 3-blade propellor

Tanks and Plumbing Freshwater: 110 gallons in 2 SS tanks Fuel: 80 gallons in 2 SS tanks 10-gal gravity holding tank Pressure water at sink in galley and head

Electronics Raymarine ST4000 wheel autopilot Raymarine ST1000 tiller pilot for windvane (2015) Raymarine ST800-P120 depth and speed transducers (2015) Vesper Marine Watchmate AIS transponder Icom 710 SSB fitted with new tuner and backstay (2015) Onwa GPS chartplotteraccess to free charts world charts (2018) Furuno GPS GP 32 (2015) Magellan handheld GPS Furuno 1621 radar Interphase Echoscan forward-facing sonar VHF with embedded GPS and that call-your-neighbor thing; Remote mic repeater ???? in cockpit. Standard Horizon HX210 handheld VHF (2020)

Canvas Fully battened mainsail with 2 reefs, the second very deep for heavy weather (good condition) 120% jib with foam luff installed in 2015 (good condition) Staysail (excellent condition) Bimini (2015 like new) Dodger (very good condition) New sail covers (2019; spare main cover also in like-new condition) Binnacle cover (2019; spare in good condition)

Rigging Wheel with quadrant-drive steering, steering cables and chain new in 2015 2 primary winches 2 spinnaker winches 1 mainsheet winch Spinnaker pole mounted on mast Whisker pole Inner forestay, adjustable running backs Roller furler Monitor wind vane (2015)

Electrical 260 watts of solar mounted to bimini frame (2015 and 2016) Freedom Heart Interface invertor/charger 30-A shore power inlet Inverter AC and DC outlets throughout 4 golf cart batteries for house, 1 start battery LED tricolor sailing and anchor light 6 LED cabin lights (2015)

Safety Equipment and Ground Tackle Revere Offshore Commander 4-man life raft McMurdo Smartfind CAT II EPIRB XINTEX propane detector New bilge pump (2015) and float switch (2018) Emergency tiller 5/16 chain (250) and 20-kg Rochna anchor Nilsson V700 windlass (2020) Spare 35-lb CQR anchor Spare FX-23 Fortress anchor 300 of new 12-strand braided line

Galley Novakool MEGI/00 refrigeration Marine propane 3-burner stove and oven Stainless steel double sinks and countertop Pressure freshwater with carbon filter at sink

Additional External Equipment Zodiac Zoom 260 dinghy (2019) Tohatsu 3.5-hp outboard (2015) (planes dingy with one person and one dog) Rail-mount propane grill Cockpit shower

Specs

Designer
Bob Salthouse
Builder
Cavalier Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
35
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Skeg
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
38 11 / 11.9 m
Waterline Length
127 11 / 39 m
Beam
36 1 / 11 m
Draft
19 8 / 6 m
Displacement
13,230 lb / 6,000 kg
Ballast
7,510 lb / 3,408 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
742′² / 68.9 m²
Total Sail Area
?
Mainsail
Sail Area
?
P
?
E
?
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
?
I
?
J
?
Forestay Length
?

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
32 gal / 121 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
132 gal / 500 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
8.3 kn
Classic: 7.28 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

8.27 knots
Classic formula: 7.28 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
21.2
>20: high performance

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.
21.23
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
56.8
>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

56.8
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
230.2
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
230.15
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
25.1
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
25.07
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
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
1.9
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Thanks to ‘kestrahl’ for providing information on this yacht.
Apparently there were a number of versions and details vary.

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