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Pacific Seacraft 38T Fast Trawler A fast trawler built by Pacific Seacraft, builder of some of the finest production offshore sailing vessels in the world. Now building a 38 foot trawler. Pacific Seacraft has created a luxurious, but rugged, trawler that can take you from Seattle to Baja or Anchorage Over 42 hulls now on order, this is one of the most popular yachts ever introduced by Pacific Seacraft. The Fast Trawler comes as a complete package at an attractive price. Please contact us for information
Pacific Seacraft has been building world-class offshore cruising yachts since 1976. Pacific Seacraft builds W.I.B. Crealock designed sailboats, Bruce King designed fast trawlers and Ericson sailboats. Pacific Seacraft's accolades include twice being selected to the Fortune Magazine list of "100 Products That America Makes Best", and inclusion in Ferenc Mate's survey, "The World's Best Sailboats." DESIGNER - BRUCE KING YACHT DESIGNS Bruce King has designed some of the world's most renowned custom yachts, including Whitefin, Whitehawk, Signe, Liberty, Hetarios, Sophie, Alejandra, and Antonisa, all of which are in excess of 95 feet in length. His 35-year design relationship with Ericson Yachts is one of the longest running associations with a production yacht builder in the world. More recently, he designed the Picnic Boat line for The Hinckley Company. Bruce's work for both power and sail combines classical lines with modern performance characteristics. True to most of his designs, there is seldom a straight line to be found in the form of the 38T, from the flared bow sections to the tumblehome of the stern quarters, to the camber, twist and tumblehome of the sheer-to-bridge stanchions. The collaboration between Pacific Seacraft and Bruce King is powerful, as the beautiful and graceful shape of the 38T belies the brute strength of her construction. DESIGNER'S COMMENTS There were several challenges to meet in order to create a better "fast trawler." Not only was it necessary to maintain as low drag as possible, but also to insure as soft, as well as dry, ride as possible. It was also desired to offer accommodation improvement for the general size. All of this had to be geometrically married with an exterior styling that projected strength, security, and charm. There are optimum hull characteristics for each speed range. Since the 38T is intended to be a "fast trawler", a modified-V hull shape was chosen. The deadrise angles forward were chosen to produce a soft ride without giving up too much lift. We attempted to maintain as much deadrise aft as possible. There is a trade-off with the center of buoyancy location, which must be positioned to align with the center of gravity location. The center of gravity location is difficult to change significantly, being largely defined by the general type. However, in this interest, we located as much weight aft as was feasible. This allowed us to maintain sufficient deadrise aft, which helps to produce pleasant steering characteristics with comfortable banking during high-speed turns, as well as improved behavior in quartering seas. A chine flat is included to add lift, stability, and knock down the spray. Although every trawler should have a keel for propeller protection, we minimized the wetted area of this by employing a concave profile. The sectional shape was also streamlined for minimum drag. It was also decided not to include lifting strakes. While included on some boats of this type, any possible benefit is controversial. If any benefit did exist, it is limited to high speeds only, and at the expense of an increase in drag at low speeds. It was felt desirable to minimize drag as much as possible at low speed in order to maximize the cruising range for those who wish to operate their boats more as a conventional trawler at displacement speeds. To provide security when moving about the side decks, the decks were lowered allowing high bulwarks. With an overhanging cabin top, additional protection is provided, as well as providing a sunshade for the salon side windows. This helps maintain comfortable cabin temperatures on sunny days. The high bulwarks/low side deck combination unfortunately limited the availability of accommodation space under the side-decks in the aft stateroom. The solution was to locate the shower under the corner of the galley. The outboard corner space of an L-shaped galley is accessible only with great difficulty; hence the shower is a much better use of the space. This opens up the entire aft cabin, as well as offers a more spacious shower than found on other trawler designs in this size range. The 38T is the only aft cabin yacht of her size that offers the security and comfort of covered side decks. Instantly identifiable by her unique styling, she offers comfort, performance, and style unavailable by any other "fast trawler" yacht. -Bruce King Newcastle, Maine
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