Engineering:Alajuela 38
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | William Atkin |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| No. built | about 72 |
| Builder(s) | Alajuela Yacht Corp |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 27,000 lb (12,247 kg) |
| Draft | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 38.00 ft (11.58 m) |
| LWL | 32.58 ft (9.93 m) |
| Beam | 11.50 ft (3.51 m) |
| Engine type | 40 hp (30 kW) diesel Inboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I (foretriangle height) | 47.90 ft (14.60 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 19.68 ft (6.00 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 41.60 ft (12.68 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 17.60 ft (5.36 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Cutter rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 366.08 sq ft (34.010 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 471.34 sq ft (43.789 m2) |
| Total sail area | 837.42 sq ft (77.799 m2) |
The Alajuela 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Atkin as a cruiser and first built in 1977.[1][2][3][4]
The Alajuela 38 is a development of an earlier Atkin design, the Ingrid 38 and the Goucho.[5] Versions of the design were also built by many other builders using an assortment of materials for hull construction, including wood and ferro-cement.[1][6]
Production
The design was built by the Alajuela Yacht Corp in the United States . The company completed about 72 examples of the design between 1977 and 1985, including some boats delivered as bare hulls and kits for owner-completion. Some boats were completed to this design built from wood or using a ferrocement hull. The number reported as completed varies, depending on whether boats sold as bare hulls or kits are counted. The number is thought to be between 70 and 80.[1][3][4][7]
The boat was the company's first design produced and it took founder Mike Riding almost four years to build the hull molds for the start of production.[7]
Design
The Alajuela 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cutter rig, a spooned raked stem with a teak bowsprit, a canoe transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller, or an optional wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 27,000 lb (12,247 kg) and carries 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3][4]
The Mark II version has a taller rig of about 7.10 ft (2.16 m), designed by Raymond Richards and has a shorter aluminum bowsprit.[8]
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the standard keel fitted. The Mark II has a draft of 5.60 ft (1.71 m).[1][4]
The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of 40 hp (30 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 65 U.S. gallons (250 L; 54 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 80 U.S. gallons (300 L; 67 imp gal).[1][4]
Sleeping accommodations are provided for five people. These include a "V"-berth in the bow cabin, plus two settee berths and a pilot berth in the main cabin. The galley is U-shaped and located on the starboard side at the foot of the companionway steps. In includes a top-loading icebox and a two-burner propane-fueled stove. There is a navigation station aft. A wet locker is mounted between the aft engine room and the galley. The cabin has a teak and holly sole and is finished in teak wood, with a planked ceiling. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin, on the starboard side. The stern lazarette provides vented storage for propane tanks.[3]
Ventilation is provided by four teak ventilators, plus an optional teak skylight.[3]
For sailing there are three two-speed winches for the halyards and five two-speed winches for the sheets. Tracks are provided for the genoa and the staysail sheets. The mainsheet has a mechanical advantage of 6:1 and employs with a mainsheet traveler. The outhaul is an internally mounted design, with a 2:1 advantage. The side decks are 22 in (56 cm) wide and have a non-skid surface of ground walnut shells. The cockpit coamings are of teak. The boat can be equipped with a spinnaker.[3][9]
The design has a hull speed of 7.65 kn (14.17 km/h).[4]
Operational history
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this is a passage or cruising boat, not a racer. Long keel gives directional stability, but Alajuela will not turn on a dime. Double-enders offer less area to pooping seas and are intended for cruising. Alajuela has a fast-draining, relatively small cockpit for insurance."[3]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- C&C 38
- Catalina 38
- Columbia 38
- Eagle 38
- Farr 38
- Hunter 380
- Hunter 386
- Landfall 38
- Sabre 38
- Shannon 38
- Yankee 38
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alajuela 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. https://archive.today/20220712161509/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/alajuela-38.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "William Atkin". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701133737/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/atkin-william.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 318-319. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN:0-395-65239-1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Alajuela 38". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/alajuela/38.
- ↑ "The Alajuela 38 Sailboat". bluewaterboats.org. 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. https://archive.today/20200610221058/https://bluewaterboats.org/alajuela-38.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ingrid 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. https://archive.today/20220413151647/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ingrid-38.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alajuela Yacht Corp.". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200203212314/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/alajuela-yacht-corp.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alajuela 38 MKII sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. https://archive.today/20220712161107/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/alajuela-38-mkii.
- ↑ Sailrite Enterprises, Inc. (2020). "Alajuela 38 Sail Data". sailrite.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. https://archive.today/20200610221312/https://www.sailrite.com/Alajuela-38-Sail-Data.
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