Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type:
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type:
Masthead Sloop
LOA:
37.83 ft / 11.53 m
LWL:
27.00 ft / 8.23 m
S.A. (reported):
585.00 ft2 / 54.35 m2
Beam:
10.17 ft / 3.10 m
Draft (max):
6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Draft (min):
Displacement:
12,500 lb / 5,670 kg
Ballast:
6,400 lb / 2,903 kg
S.A./Disp.:
17.44
Bal./Disp.:
51.20
Disp./Len.:
283.51
Construction:
FG
Ballast Type:
First Built:
1971
Last Built:
1976
# Built:
Builder:
US Steel/North Star Yachts (CAN)
Designer:
Sparkman & Stephens
Website:
Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)
Make:
Universal
Model:
Atomic 4
Type:
Gas
HP:
Sailboat Calculations
S.A./Disp.:
17.44
Bal./Disp.:
51.20
Disp./Len.:
283.51
Comfort Ratio:
29.08
Rig and Sail Particulars
I:
43.50 ft / 13.26 m
J:
14.50 ft / 4.42 m
P:
39.23 ft / 11.96 m
E:
13.74 ft / 4.19 m
SPL/TPS:
ISP:
S.A. Fore:
315.38 ft2 / 29.30 m2
S.A. Main:
269.51 ft2 / 25.04 m2
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)
584.89 ft2 / 54.34 m2
S.A./Disp. (calc.):
17.44
Est. Forestay Len.:
45.85 ft / 13.98 m
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Notes
Based on S&S Design #1903. The same as the HUGHES 38-2. Similar to HUGHES 38-1 but with 'T' shaped cockpit and number of changes to the interior. With the change of company ownership at this time, called the NORTH STAR 38.
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