Seller's Description
The 1975 Fales Navigator 38 is a robust and versatile trawler-style motor sailer designed for long-distance cruising and comfortable living aboard.
With a displacement hull and a cutter rig, it combines the stability and efficiency of a motor yacht with the sailing capabilities of a traditional sailboat.
Measuring 38 feet in length, it offers a spacious interior featuring a roomy salon, a well-equipped galley, and accommodations for extended trips, including a forward stateroom and additional berths.
This 38-foot Fales Navigator 38 is a nice ketch sailboat with twin 50 HP Perkins 4-108 engines onboard. It is rare to find a sailboat that has two engines. The twin engines make this boat a sailer and a motorsailer for long voyages.
The Navigator 38 has great style with a lot of room for your family and crew to take on long weekend excursions. There are two berths and two heads. Nice galley and a large dinette table for your guests.
The seller installed new electronics in late 2020 plus a new refrigerator and microwave.
The Fales Navigator 38 is celebrated for its classic lines, practicality, and seaworthiness, embodying the charm of mid-20th-century yacht design.
Specs
- Designer
- Charles Street/Alden
- Builder
- Fales Yachts/Alden Yachts (USA)
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Long
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 37′ 11″ / 11.6 m
- Waterline Length
- 33′ 5″ / 10.2 m
- Beam
- 12′ 0″ / 3.7 m
- Draft
- 4′ 11″ / 1.5 m
- Displacement
- 22,750 lb / 10,319 kg
- Ballast
- 9,000 lb / 4,082 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Ketch
- Reported Sail Area
- 607′² / 56.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- ?
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- ?
- P
- ?
- E
- ?
- Air Draft
- 47′ 11″ / 14.6 m
Foresail
- Sail Area
- ?
- I
- ?
- J
- ?
- Forestay Length
- ?
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Perkins
- Model
- 4-236
- HP
- 85
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 200 gal / 757 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 200 gal / 757 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.4 kn
Classic: 7.76 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
-
12.1
<16: under powered
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
-
39.6
<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
-
270.2
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
- Comfort Ratio
-
36.6
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
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
Center cockpit, pilot house motor sailor.
Shallow draft: 4.25’.
The FALES 38 EXPLORER is the same hull.
This listing is presented by PopYachts.com. Visit their website for more information or to contact the seller.
