Designed by Robert H. Perry — Dimensions
Length on Deck |
43′ 3″ |
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Length on Waterline |
38′ 11″ |
Maximum beam |
12′ 0″ |
Draft: (std. bulb keel) |
6′ 3″ |
(shoal draft bulb keel) |
5′ 3″ |
Sail Area (100% foretriangle) |
952 Sq. Ft. |
Displacement |
20,000# |
Ballast |
7,800# |
Tankage: Fuel |
75 US gal. |
Water |
135 US gal. |
Holding |
two 20 gal. |
Mast Ht. (less antennas, etc.) |
63′ 6″ |
Sail Area Displ. ratio (100% foretriangle) |
20.6 |
SA/D with working sail |
18.7 |
DISPL/Length ratio |
152 |
RM/degree |
1550 ft/lb |
IMS Stability Index |
133 degrees |
General Construction:
- 100% hand-laid fiberglass construction
- Lamination is resin-content controlled and hand-squeegeed, resulting in high strength/weight ratios
- One-piece hull lamination with integral, molded hull/deck flange
- Premium grade ISO-NPG gelcoat for maximum durability and osmotic blister resistance
- TWO LAYERS Vinylester resin backup to gelcoat, for added blistering resistance
- Premium grade polyester laminating resins in remainder of lamination
- Bi-directional E-glass non-woven fabrics throughout, locally reinforced as appropriate
- BALTEK™ balsa coring in hull and deck for the highest obtainable strength/weight ratio available without resorting to exotic materials
- Core material is voided in areas of through-hulls or deck hardware attachment
- Heavy duty solid glass centerline laminate for additional strength supporting keel and rig
- All hardware secured with aluminum or high density composite backing plates
- SAGA White hull with double waterline stripes
- Structural bulkheads and major furniture components bonded to hull and deck where appropriate for a rigid monocoque hull structure
- Hull and deck joined with polyurethane adhesive sealant, through bolted every 4″ with custom aluminum slotted toe-rail. Integral PVC rubrail providing excellent topsides protection. PVC rubrail can be easily owner-renewed
- Massive fiberglass sub-floor framing structure, utilizing bi-directional E-Glass reinforcements, for hull stiffness and added strength
- Mast is “keel” stepped on subfloor structure
- External, cast lead-antimony keel attached with 1″ keel bolts to reinforced solid laminate keel sump
- Deep keel sump to contain bilge water
- Electrical wiring and plumbing fitted with grommets for chafe protection where appropriate
- Low friction rudder bearings
- Stainless steel, 4″ dia. rudder shaft, welded substructure
- Balanced rudder design for extra light helm pressure, tight turning radius for easy docking and maneuvering under power or sail. Controllable steering in reverse
Deck Features:
- Two colour deck, SAGA White and Sand. Easy cleaning, low glare, diamond pattern non-skid areas as appropriate
- Seating areas on coaming and cockpit seats are a leather grained non-skid for added comfort with less wear and tear on skin and clothing. Seating areas are SAGA White for comfort in tropical sunlight
- Deck carapace/storm hood organizes, conceals, and protects halyards
- “Tropics-Friendly” low maintenance deck layout, i.e., no exterior teak or wood trim
- Four fiberglass dorade boxes with SS cowls, with storage lockers port and starboard for lines and winch handles
- Foot braces molded in cockpit floor for helm and crew.
- Eight deluxe stainless steel framed opening ports, four large fixed portlights
- One opening port in cockpit foot well to aft stateroom
- Seven overhead hatches, Lewmar “Ocean Series™”
- Easy access over bridge deck to companionway
- Companionway sliding hatch with self-draining stormhood, acrylic hatchboards. Captive safety pin secures hatchboards in heavy weather
- Recessed engine control panel, provision for recessed autopilot control head
- Recesses for on-deck navigation instruments in cockpit
- Extra-long 7′ 6″ cockpit seats suitable for sleeping
- USCG approved propane tank storage locker, vented overboard. Space for 2 x 20 lb. gas bottles
- Self-draining, cockpit locker for 6-man valise liferaft
- Special safety locker for dinghy motor gasoline tank (holds OMC 6 gal. tank) in starboard cockpit seat, vented
- Walk-out swim/boarding platform at cockpit floor level with hinged door. No need to climb up and over seats or transom
- Ultra-rapid cockpit drainage at any heel angle
Deck Hardware:
- Highest quality winches, block, and deck hardware
- Two x two-speed, self-tailing primary cockpit winches
- One self-tailing electric-powered two-speed, cabin top winch for main halyard and mainsail reefing
- Cabin top mounted two-speed, self-tailing winch for mainsheet and jib sheet
- Two winch handles, one “speed-grip”, one standard
- Storage boxes for halyards and reef line tails in the cockpit coamings, self-draining
- Self-tacking Jib gear, including custom traveler, blocks and single sheet, led aft
- Cabin top mounted, mid-boom mainsheet traveler system (provides easy dodger and bimini installation)
- Fairleads, blocks and tracks for reaching genoa
- Pedestal wheel steering system with friction brake, SS wheel and pedestal guard
- 5 inch dia. steering compass, pedestal mounted
- Emergency tiller
- Pedestal mounted single lever engine controls
- SS Bow pulpit, 30″ high lifeline stanchions, stern rail with flag pole socket and flagstaff
- Double lifelines, port and starboard lifeline gates
- Transom door to access to swim scoop, SS swim ladder
- Heavy Duty stainless steel bowsprit, dual anchor rollers
- Single deck pipe to divided chain locker below
- Stainless steel welded grabrails on cabin top… No varnishing or messy cleaning
- Four high volume Stainless steel cowl ventilators mounted on dorade boxes with guards
- Stainless steel crew support rails, port and starboard of mast, incorporating dorade guards
- Four 12″ mooring cleates, two 12″ midships cleats
- Four high-strength, safety harness padeyes in cockpit
- Removable tubular webbing jacklines for crew safety harnesses, port and starboard on 4 high-strength padeyes
Rig & Sails:
- Innovative VARIABLE GEOMETRY RIG™ for shorthanded offshore sailing. A SAGA EXCLUSIVE!
- “Offshore™” polyurethane-coated aluminum mast and boom, stepped through deck to keel/floor frame structure Double spreader rig, continuous shrouds to deck level for simplified rig turning without going aloft
- Stainless steel 1 x 19 standing rigging
- Low-resistance luff slide system for smooth, low friction mainsail hoisting and reefing
- Cruising spec. Dacron™ Mainsail w/2+2 batten layout, Dacron™ self-tacking Jib, High clew Reaching Genoa
- Two Schaefer™ Genoa roller furling system
- Halyards and reefing control lines in low stretch T-900 (Spectra™/Technora™ w/dacron™ cover) or equivalent
- Split backstay for easy access to swim platform
- Main halyard and reefing lines led aft through jammers. Single line reefing for two reefs, led aft through jammers. Color coded running rigging, internal halyards
- Offshore™ mechanical rod vang with 16:1 block and tackle. Acts as boom support when reefing or dropping sail
- One mast-mounted selftailing winch with jammers for reacher and jib halyards, storage boxes at mast partners for halyards and jib halyards
- Flag/burgee halyard
- Internal mast conduit for electrical wires
Interior:
- Satin-varnished cherrywood interior joinery, 1″ cabin sole, teak veneer splined with holly
- AFT HEAD: “Seamless, sanitary, unit construction” molded head/shower unit. Separate shower stall w/acrylic door, molded in vanity and sink, mirror, storage cabinets, toothbrush and cup holder, toilet paper holder, soap dish, molded-in non-skid floor finish with SAGA logo. CHOICE OF:
Two Head Layout; Aft head plus forward head compartment of “Seamless, sanitary, unit construction” with H&C shower, shower sump, molded in sink, mirror, storage cabinets, toilet paper holder, and marine head in molded enclosure with hide-away hinged shower seat for easy clean up, molded-in non-skid floor finish
OR:
Single head option; forward head space converted to storage/workshop area
- FORWARD STATEROOM: Shelf outboard over generous sized pullman berth. Bookshelf Cedar-lined hanging lockers, storage cabinets, six dresser drawers Vanity with mirror Overhead ventilation hatch, 2 ports
- MAIN SALOON: Two settee berths ergonomically designed for maximum comfort. Choice of several superior quality designer fabrics, 5″ cushions, Lee cloths provided for secure sleeping while passage-making. Deluxe drop-leaf table with storage in center section. Storage behind settees. Water tanks and storage under settees. Lockers and bookshelves outboard. Overhead grabrails throughout
- NAVIGATION AREA: Chart table with storage tray. Navlight, electronics cabinet and shelf, electrical distribution panel mounted outboard, space for a variety of owner installed electronics
- GUEST STATEROOM: Cherrywood privacy door, huge double berth. Cedar-lined hanging locker with shelf over, bureau. 4″ foam berth cushion, designer fabric. Two opening ports
Galley:
- Condo-sized wraparound design with synthetic surfaces
- Top loading icebox/freezer unit aft with 12 volt refrigeration (optional engine drive, cold plate system, minimum 4″ insulation
- Gimbaled three burner FORCE 10™ LPG stove, remote electronic solenoid propane shutoff valve plus gas sniffer, one 10 lb. aluminum LP tank (space for 2 x 20 lb. tanks)
- Stove safety bar with eyelets and chef’s belt
- Highly polished double SS sinks, designer faucet hardware, manual foot pump for water conservation
- Generous storage cabinets and drawers for dishes and utensils
- Ventilation provided by dorade vent, two opening ports and overhead ventilation hatch
- Convenient waste basket storage locker
- Microwave oven
Mechanical (Engine):
- Yanmar 4 cylinder 4JH2E, naturally aspirated diesel
- Dripless shaft seal, 1 1/4” SS shaft with bronze strut
- Fixed three blade prop. (Feathering prop optional)
- 80 amp alternator
- Non-corrosive muffler and exhaust system
- 75 gal fuel (approx.) in two tanks, located below cabin sole for low Centre of Gravity
- RACOR™ secondary fuel filter and water separator
- Heavy duty engine compartment insulation
- Engine room work light
- Bronze raw water strainer
- Deluxe engine panel, recessed in cockpit molding: Hour meter, tachometer, water temp. gauge, oil pressure gauge, warning lights and buzzer
- Single lever shift and throttle controls mounted on steering pedestal
Electrical:
- Chainplates and rig grounded with 8AG solid copper wire to keel for lightning protection
- Gel cell battery bank for house use (2 x 4D); and 1x #27 12v engine start battery (approx. 100 AH), master switch.
- Custom electrical distribution panel with AC & DC magnetic breakers, AC & DC voltage meters and ammeters, battery test system, hinged panel access
- 120v, 30 amp AC shorepower system with polarity tester and GFI protection, 50′ power cord
- HEART Freedom 10™, 1000 Watt 120vAC inverter/ 12v 50 amp. battery charger, remote charging monitor panel
- 12 volt lighting fixtures located throughout cabins
- Indirect floor lighting throughout cabins
- Entrance lighting with remote switches at companionway and owner’s stateroom, wired direct to battery and in-line fused.
- 1500 GPH Electric bilge pump with automatic float switch, wired direct to battery with in-line fuse protection
- Two electric sump pumps for shower/sink drainage
- Pulpit-mounted, high intensity running lights; steaming light, mast mounted, to latest COLREGS
- Halogen foredeck floodlight
- Masthead light combining anchor light, strobe, and auxiliary trio-colour running lights
- Cabins wired for optional fans and stereo speakers
- Antenna cable in mast and from step to electrical panel
- Wherever possible all wiring and connections are installed above cabin floor and clear of bilge
- PVC conduits and messenger lines for easy after market wiring installation
- Prewired for dockside telephone hookup (No Cord)
Plumbing:
- All through-hulls UL© approved 1/4 turn, ball valves of non-corrosive Marelon™
- All through-hull hoses equipped with TWO hose clamps for redundancy
- All through-hulls labeled
- Hot and cold pressure water system with 12 volt multi-fixture pressure pump and accumulator tank with charcoal filter
- Showers in both heads with sump pumps
- Hot and cold fresh water shower in cockpit
- 11 gal. hot water heater with both engine heat exchanger and 120vAC operation, UL© approved
- Manual fresh water pump at galley sink
- Approx. 140 gal water capacity in two tanks, selector manifold for tanks
- Each toilet has 20 gal. (approx.) holding tank, “Y” valve, seacock, electric Macerator pump for overboard discharge without dockside facilities, where legal
- HD manual emergency bilge pump mounted in cockpit
- Second HD manual emergency bilge pump below cabin sole for operation with all hatches and ports closed
Options:
- Shoal Draft bulb Keel (5′ 3″ approx. draft)
- Carbon-fiber mast
- SS Rod rigging
- Asymmetrical Spinnaker gear package
- Asymmetrical Spinnaker with snuffer sock
- Hydraulic backstay adjuster
- Storm trysail package
- Electric anchor windlass
- Cockpit cushions, white vinyl
- Air conditioning w/reverse cycle heat
- 120 volt AC generator
- FREEDOM 20™ inverter in lieu of Freedom 10™
- SEAFROST™ engine-drive cold plate refrigeration system with shorepower assist in lieu of standard 12 volt system
- Carpet set
- Cabin fans
- 140 amp alternator in lieu of standard
- ST-50 Autohelm Sailing electronics
- ST 6000+ Type 2 linear drive autopilot
- Folding or Feathering Propeller
- Steel storage cradle
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