cal 43 sailboat

The Cal 43 is a 42.65ft masthead sloop designed by C. William Lapworth and built in fiberglass by Jensen Marine/Cal Boats between 1971 and 1972.

14 units have been built..

The Cal 43 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a bluewater cruising boat. The fuel capacity is originally small. There is a short water supply range.

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1983 Californian 43 Cockpit Motor Yacht

Chula Vista, California

Make Californian

Model 43 Cockpit Motor Yacht

Category Aft Cabins

Posted 2 Weeks Ago

No generator; there is available space in the engine room to accommodate a generator; Newer repowered Cummins diesel with less than 100-hours; year unknown. Starboard 88-hours; Port 89-hours Navigation equipment is antiquated; seller reports unknown operation conditions. Stock #366769 1983 Californian 43 Aft Cabin Cockpit Motor Yacht; recently powered with Cummins twin Diesel, Great liveaboard with 2-Staterooms and 2-heads If you are looking for the perfect waterfront condo - you have found it! This 1983 Californian 43 motor yacht with an aft cockpit is highly desirable among coastal cruisers. This is a "galley-down" model that is well laid out to accommodate a comfortable liveaboard quality and is functional for entertaining. The aft cockpit design allows for a convenient boarding whether from the dock or the dinghy. Importantly an ideal platform for the off-shore angler or explorative diver. There are two staterooms each with an attached or adjacent head to accommodate family and guests onboard. The seller is highly motivated and ready to entertain all offers - bring in your offer today and cruise tomorrow!! Seller-financed terms can be negotiated wtih strong down payment. Reason for selling is no longer used.

1985 Californian 43 Cockpit MY

Portland, Connecticut

Model 43 Cockpit MY

Category Aft Cabin

Posted Over 1 Month

1985 Californian 43 Cockpit MY Just Listed. Set up for longe range cruising and liveaboard capable. Always professionally maintained. Recent upgrades include bimini top with full enclosure (2015), internal bow thruster (2013), Lewmar windlass with anchor and rode (2013), Xantrex Freedom 2kw inverter (2014), 3-8D AGM batteries (2015), and exterior wood oiled with Cetol (2014). Reluctantly up for sale due to health reasons. Please go to "Full Specs" for details.

1984 Californian Cockpit Motoryacht

New Orleans, Louisiana

Model Cockpit Motoryacht

Category Motor Yachts

1984 Californian Cockpit Motoryacht 43' Californian Cockpit Motoryacht 1984Cool Change The Cool Change has a very spacious and accommodating layout with two queen sized staterooms and two private heads, galley down, large salon and covered aft deck. This is a great looper boat or liveaboard.

1985 Californian Cockpit Motor Yacht

Treasure Island, Florida

Model Cockpit Motor Yacht

Category Powerboats

1985 Californian Cockpit Motor Yacht Californian 43' Cockpit Motor Yacht is a very comfortable vessel offering a great layout and seaworthiness. Her Twin Cat's 3208 with Very Low Hours (1680) offers great fuel economy and reliability. Recently she was not used and is in need of TLC and upgrades. Engines are operational, generator is running but needs service. AC is operational. Has some water damage in aft cabin (which was corrected). Electronics are older and should be updated. She is a solid vessel perfect for a person who can bring her up to her former glory. Seller offers her for sale "WHERE IS, AS IS" and this reflects in her asking price. A GREAT BOAT FOR THE MONEY.

1990 Carver Californian 48 Motor Yacht

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Make Carver Californian

Model 48 Motor Yacht

1990 Carver Californian 48 Motor Yacht Builder/Designer Builder: Carver Dimensions   LOA: 48' Beam: 15' 2" Displacement: 43,000 Draft: 4' 8" Bridge Clearance: 17' 3" Engines   Engine(s): Caterpiller Engine(s) HP: 425 Engine Model: 3208 Cruising Speed: 15-16 knots Max Speed: 20 knots Tankage   Fuel: 560 Gallons Water: 210 Gallons Holding: 165 Gallons   Accommodations Forward is VIP stateroom with island queen berth with drawers under, storage port and starboard, hanging locker to starboard and a head with stall shower to port. Moving aft is galley to port and u shaped dinette opposite. Up steps to salon with entertainment center to port. Salon features a L-shaped sofa, and occasional chair. Aft and down steps to port is a stacked washer dryer. Master stateroom is aft with centerline queen berth, vanity, and ensuite head with tub and shower. Stateroom features lots of locker/hanging locker and drawer storage. Galley and head soles are teak parquet. Windows have mini blinds and low voltage valence lights.   ElectronicsautopilotradarIcom M-120 VHF radiochart plotter GPS/LoranCompassInternational Datamarine depth sounderInstrument panelRudder position indicator   Electrical TV and Phone dockside connections on port side and transom, TV antenna, electronics circuit panel on bridge, 2 CO sensores and four battery cutoff siwthces.AC electrical systemDC electrical systemBattery bank15KW generator 1746 HoursBattery chargerBattery parallel switchDockside electrical cable   Deck Flybridge also features L shaped settee, sun pad, radar arch, bimini top with full enclosure and U zips, ACR ACL-100 searchlight, and stereo speakers. Access to hard top, steering wheel, and canvas cover, Aft deck is hard enclosed with wing doors and features air conditioning, corian topped wet bat with refrigerator and icemaker, large white round table and chairs. FORE DECK: Features bow pulpit, fender racks/fenders, and windlass with chain and Danforth S-200 anchor.   Additional ENGINE ROOM: (4) Marine Air air conditioners 2:1 Twin Disc transmission Fresh water cooling system Bilge blower Oil transfer system (3) Raycor fuel filters Glendenning engine synchronizers (3) Automatic and manual Automatic bilge pumps Automatic Halon engine roo

Peterson Formosa 46 Kelly Bluewater Circumnavigate NEW SAILS LOWEST PRICE

West Chester, Pennsylvania

Best Offer Available1979 Peterson Formosa 46 Top Line InformationYear:1979VIN:PETERSONFORMOSA46Make:PetersonStock:FORMOSAModel:Formosa 46Condition:Pre-OwnedHull:FiberglassLength:46 ftExterior:WhiteInterior:TanEngine:1978 Other Isuzu Other 4 cyl 65 HPHours:2500Additional Photos* * * Click Photos to Enlarge * * ** * * Click Photos to Enlarge * * *DescriptionLOWEST PRICE OPPORTUNITY BLUEWATER OCEAN READY YACHT Thank you for taking a moment to visit our latest Luxury Sailing Yacht offering. This Peterson Formosa 46 is a special boat and is ready for Bluewater sails throughout the world. We obtained this boat when its captain owner of 30+ years was told he could not sail again. Up until this past season, this boat made regular journeys to Bermuda and throughout the Atlantic Northeast. She has been well maintained, updated where approopriate and still holds its original design elements and charm. We welcome a survey and sea trial to ensure it is the right boat for you. It comes with all the sails, and all are in great condition. There is also a BRAND NEW MAIN sail coming with the boat. The generator has been eliminated in favor of a 1 horsepower diesel engine powering an alternator charging large capacity batteries. This was done as the prvious owner didn't like the groan of a diesel generator running while enjoying air conditioned sleep. This system was just completed and is a state of the art system. What is a Peterson Formosa? The Kelly Peterson 46 and her smaller sister, the 44, have a place in the hearts of cruisers. One interested client I met said, Oh theres a Kelly here? in a soft, careful tone that let on a tender affection for the feminine name. Calling one Kelly feels like naming a lover. These are beautiful boats with nice overhangs, sweet sheer, and spectacular sailing skills. They were meant to sail about the best possible in all conditions. In the 1970s, Jack Kelly was a San Diego, California yacht broker. Seeing what all his clients were looking for, he decided to build the perfect boat. He joined with designer Doug Peterson famous from racing designs such as the Van De Stadts Storm Vogel. In 1976, they came up with a centercockpit performance cruiser instead of the aft cockpit Valiant 40. Kelly thought he might build 10, sell 9, and go cruising. Instead, he built about 200 44s in Taiwan over a six year production run. Formosa Yachts, another yard in Taiwan, started building an 2 extended variation of the 44 they called the 46 Formosa in the early 1980s. Jack Kelly extended the 44 into the 46 Kelly Peterson. This review will mostly deal with the 46-foot versions. These two are much more prized in the brokerage market. Overview A collaboration between designer Doug Peterson and yacht broker Jack Kelly birthed the Kelly Peterson 44, she was quite ahead of her time at her introduction in 1975. A long distance center-cockpit cruiser by design, she has earned a reputation for speedy passages. 180 miles days are not uncommon, with useful performance coming in all wind conditions and points of sail. Today the design is a classic, Kelly Petersons have traveled far and wide and are often seen in far flung locations the world over, especially in the South Pacific. Many have circumnavigated. History Legend has it Jack Kelly, a San Diego yacht broker in search of his ultimate cruising boat, approached yacht designer Doug Peterson who at the time was already starting to make his mark on the racing scene. The boat he drew for Kelly kicked off a narrative, not all that uncommon in the cruising boat industry. It reminds us of the tales behind theValiant 40 and the Alajuela 38 to name a couple. In this particular case the plan was to build ten boats, sell nine, keeping one to sail away. A couple of hundred hulls later, Kelly hadnt left for his voyage but had a thriving boat building business instead. First ImpressionsEssentially, the 44 Kelly Peterson was a double ender with her stern cut-off. This made a rather abrupt ending to a pleasing design. The 46-footers added a counter stern which improves her tremendously. The design has a low profile trunk cabin and sleek fast look. The bow has a moderate rake allowing a soft motion and clean entry. The beam is carried slightly aft of midships. Her sheer curves gently up forward giving 2 inches more of freeboard. Lovely teak frames the rail and handles. I really like her look. Underneath, Peterson was a racing designer, and his skeg hung rudder and long fin keel are fast. There is more wetted surface than you see these days. The keel is slightly greater than most look for at 64. Okay for Jack Kelly on the West Coast but unfortunate for the Bahamas. The beefy 2 spreader cutter rig has more than 1000 square feet of sail area. She is not undercanvased. ConstructionThe construction depends on the manufacturer, and it is hard to make generalizations. Her hull almost guaranteed to be the common Taiwan construction of mat and roving with polyester resin. The deck and trunk cabin are cored with plywood. The hull-deck joint is the common lip-tongue. Most 44s had iron internal ballast while the Queen Long 46s had ten thousand pounds of lead. I have heard of solid glass rudders. Configuration Probably the most noticeable feature of the Kelly Peterson 44 is a near vertical transom, the boat was designed as a double ender with her transom lopped off, making for an abrupt finish to an otherwise pleasing shape. The bow has a fine entry with a moderate rake and the maximum beam is carried slightly aft of midships. Below the waterline theres a fin keel cutaway at the forefoot and aft which reduces her wetted surface, good for both light-air performance and a nimble turning radius. The keel has a relatively long run which helps the boat to track well. A full-size molded-in skeg supports the rudder and provides good protection during the occasional grounding. Protected also is the prop, mounted in an aperture between the skeg and the rudder. One third of her light to moderate displacement of 30,000 pounds is encapsulated in her ballast slung low on her 6 4 keel. This combined with her clean bow entry helps her produce a nice soft motion. Above deck the on this center-cockpit boat is a low-profile cabin trunk which is both sleek and practical in that it aids a lower center of gravity. The cockpit is capaciously social with seating for 8 at a squeeze under anchor. The deck layout is good, with wide side decks bordered by 4 bulwarks and comfortingly high lifelines. Theres both bow and stern pulpits. A large cockpit locker provides for deck storage. Designed for Californian conditions, the Kelly Peterson 44 is driven by a beefy twin spreader cutter rig carrying more than 1000 square feet of canvas, ample for a boat of this displacement. Its also very manageable for a short-handed crew. The mast rises 60 feet above the waterline, keel-stepped, with 3/8 cap shrouds, headstay and backstay. The mainsail sheeting line is on the end of the 17-foot boom, which keeps it out of the cockpit area. The original boats had large mainsails going to the end of the boom, which produced too much weather helm, subsequent boats trimmed the length of the foot 30 inches. Layout [Kelly Peterson 44 Layout] Down below theres a useful three cabin layout (including the saloon) that serves well for both cruising and living aboard. The interior is bright and well ventilated from the three large hatches and twelve portlights. The forward cabin has a vee berth with full standing room and shares an enclosed head with shower aft. The saloon is a bright and open space featuring a straight settee to starboard. Opposite, the main cabin dinette to port has a two position table which converts to another double berth. Centered in the saloon, the keel stepped mast makes for a safe handhold when at sea. The offset companionway hatch allows for a well-equipped U-shaped galley sited to port and has large capacity refrigeration and a gimbaled stove. The double stainless steel sink is close to the centerline and works well on any tack. Starboard of the galley is a full sized, sit down chart table and electrical switch panel. There is an inside passageway to the aft cabin on starboard which provides access to a large engine room encompassing the remainder of the mid ships beam. The master stateroom aft includes a full double berth, and a private head. Additional access to the aft stateroom is offered through a second companionway from the cockpit. Access to the bilge and engine is excellent. Most boats had a 62hp Perkins 4-152 Diesel. Construction The boats were heavily constructed in hand-laid fiberglass matt and roving with polyester resin. Thicknesses range from nearly one inch at the bilges, tapering to 3/4 inches at the waterline and a half inch at the deck. The integral keel encapsulates 10,000 pounds of iron ballast packed with concrete. The rudder consists of a stainless-steel frame, packed with plywood and sheathed in fiberglass. The deck-to-hull joint is a lip-tongue arrangement with a wood brace inserted between the joint in some areas, then fiberglassed over. A teak cap rail was screwed into the wood brace. The plywood-cored decks were finished in non-skid gelcoat as standard but some were optionally fitted with teak decking. Overall construction is known to be solid, one story goes that a Kelly Peterson went aground on a reef in the South Pacific. The boat was pulled across the reef over a hundred feet before sailing away. Under Sail True to Doug Petersons reputation as a racing boat designer, the Kelly Peterson 44 is well known to make fast passages. The theoretical hull speed is 8.3 knots and owners report this is possible on all points of sail given the right conditions. 180 mile days are very attainable. She is well balanced and despite long rudder control lines reaching from her centre cockpit, the feedback at the helm is surprisingly good. The boat is relatively easy to single hand, even in a blow. And importantly, her motion at sea is comfortable. Specifications LOA: 43 10LWL: 38 8Beam: 1211Draft 6 4Bridge Clearance: 60Displacement: 30,000 lbs.Ballast: 10,000 lbs. (iron encapsulated)Sail Area: 1,011 sq.ft. Fuel: 100+ US Gal.Water: 132 US Gal.Engine: 65-hp Isuzu Diesel On Deck and Down BelowThe KP has two companion ways fore and aft to the master stateroom. The 46 even has an entrance through the portside combing. I could not find the key when showing a KP 46, so I opened this combing up. We jumped through to see the interior. It is a surprising entrance. The 46 both Formosa and KP have lengthened cockpits. They are centercockpit cutter rigged and great room, full wide decks. Down below, aft is a centerline queen. These are 2 staterooms like a Hylas 44 with the V-berth forward. A galley is portside no double walkthrough. And there is space on the KP 46 where that portside combing opens for a workroom. UnderwayShe has a long fin keel and skeg hung rudder. She sails fast and even well offshore reeling off 180 mile days in the trades with ease. She was meant to sail well in any wind. Her sheerline sharply increases forward making her a dryer than usual centercockpit. The 44 and later 46 was a popular charterboat used by Bill Stevens of Stevens Caribbean Charters in the 1980s. He would purchase them from Queen Long in Taiwan and commission them at his North Carolina yard. This relationship further developed with the legendary Stevens / Hylas 47. ConclusionKellys sell for up to $200,000 on the used market. There is usually a good selection of them as they produced many hulls. At our dealership we work very hard to accurately describe our vehicles through text descriptions and elaborate photos. When you purchase a pre-owned vehicle it is not a new vehicle. Any used vehicle can have normal wear and blemishes. Before placing a bid please read the descriptions thoroughly and view all of the pictures. We encourage you to contact us directly and welcome a pre-purchase inspection. Please contact our team directly for more details. Boat InformationSpecificationsBallast:Displacement:Sleep Capacity:Generator Hours:LOA:Draft:LWL:Beam:Keel:Rigging:10000330008345 ft78 in39.58 ft12.92 ftFixedSloop/CutterEngineFuel Type:Hours:Fuel Capacity:Warranty:Diesel250076-100 gallonsAS-IS No WarrantyTrailerYear:0 Included Standard EquipmentInteriorInterior in excellent conditionExteriorExterior in very good conditionBoatAir ConditioningBimini TopCompassDepth FinderGeneratorHeating SystemMicrowaveNavigation LightsRefrigeratorStereoTVToilet Hours of OperationMon: Tue: Wed: Thu: Fri: Sat: Sun: 9a - 6p,Evenings by appt 9a - 6p,Evenings by appt 9a - 6p,Evenings by appt 9a - 6p,Evenings by appt 9a - 6p,Evenings by appt 9a - 5p,Evenings by appt Closed Vehicle Values Travel We are located at 1281 King Road, Suite 400 in West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380. West Chester is a suburb of Philadelphia, PA and is located about 30 minutes from the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Our building is at the intersection of King Road and Phoenixville Pike. Please call us for directions or with any questions you may have. We look forward to your visit and would love to hear from you when you are coming so we may set a representative's time aside for your visit. That said, walk in's are always welcome as well.Vehicle History Insurance Transfer of Title and RiskWe insure the vehicles on our lot during the time we have them available for sale. Upon completion of the financial elements of the transaction (you paying us), we encourage you to insure the vehicle from that date forward. We bear NO RESPONSIBILITY for anything that happens to your vehicle once it is out of our control. 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• Thread starter Eugene
• Start date Jun 22, 2008
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I am looking at a 1970 Cal 43 for sale. Cal only made 14 of these boats so there is not a whole lot of information available for them. The one I am looking at is hull #2. The boat is in great shape in my opinion. It has a Westerbeke 4-107 in it with about 400+ hours. Does anyone have any information on Cal 43s or on the W4-107 engine? Thanks.  

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Basic specs..

The Cal 43 is equipped with a finn keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long keel.

The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.98 - 2.08 meter (6.50 - 6.80 ft) dependent on the load.

The boat is typically equipped with an engine.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

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At the St. Petersburg Boat Show month last month, I had the pleasure of seeing delivery skipper and author John Kretschmers presentation on what he called sailboats for a serious ocean. I have reservations about any ideal boat list, but Kretschmer, who reviews boats for Sail Magazine and whose most recent book Sailing a Serious Ocean is available in our online bookstore , has the ideal background for this sort of work, and a list like this is undeniably helpful for wannabe cruisers who need a place to start their search.

I certainly wouldnt limit my search to boats on such a list, but by paying careful attention to the pros and cons of each, you can find something that suits your own aspirations.

Here are the boats Kretschmer suggests: Contessa 32, Pacific Seacraft 34, Pretorien 35, Cape Dory/Robinhood 36, Valiant/Esprit 37, Prout Snowgoose 37, Alajuela 38, Privelege 39, Freya 39, Passport 40, Caliber 40, Baba 40, Hallberg Rassy 42, Taswell 43, Hylas 44, Norseman 447, Beneteau 456, Outbound 44, Hylas 46, Kaufman 47, Tayana 48, Hylas 49, Amel Maramu 53, and the Sundeer 60/64. For a brief capsule summary of each, be sure to check out his website.

The list is hardly definitive. There are plenty of good boats that arent featured, and some of these would be ill-matched for the wrong sailor-Kretschmer clearly pointed this out during his talk. I like how the list presents a good cross-section of the various shapes and sizes for a boat in this category. For example, Kretschmer includes the Prout Snowgoose and Steve Dashews Sundeer 60, boats that, notwithstanding their successful record at sea, fill an outlying niche.

If I were going to expand the list, one of the heavier-displacement microcruisers like those I blogged about would be a nice addition. Although I would be wary of promoting even the most formidable of this breed as well-suited for a serious ocean, John Neale of Mahina Tiare Expeditions includes one of them, the Dana 24, on his own list of recommend cruising boats . Neales much broader list of boats is accompanied by a very helpful discussion of design elements to consider.

What got me thinking about formidable cruising boats was our series of reports o n sailboat construction , focusing specifically on structural details. Although there are plenty of excellent coastal cruisers on the market, once you start talking about offshore duty, scan’tlings (the dimensions for structural components) take on far more importance.

A few years ago we touched on this subject in our Mailport section, encouraging readers to suggest their own nominees for a list of what we called at the time, tough boats, vessels that were built to take a beating, requiring minimal care and upkeep.

Here are some of the boats that were suggested from our readers: Mariner 36, Cal 34, Morgan 43, Swan 43, Bermuda 40, Island Packet 26, Mariner 47, LeComte Northeast 38, Westsail 32, Dana 24, J/35, and the CSY 44.

Id be interested in hearing of other nominees for this list, or other good resources for sailors looking for a short list of good offshore boats.

For those who are frustrated to find that their own ideal boat isn’t on anybodys list, I wouldnt be too miffed. The best line Ive heard in a while on this topic came from Steve Callahan, the author of the survival classic Adrift , who gave a presentation at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Show . When I asked Steve, who has sailed extensively on both multihulls and monohulls, what type of boat he preferred, he said, quite seriously. Well, at the end of the day, the best cruising boat is the one that you are on.

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Interesting list. I am fond of Hylas of which you chose three models. However, I am suspect of their yard and construction techniques and do not have confidence that they are as strong as they are beautiful. Only one Hallberg-Rassy was selected, which is a far more robust and dry sailing boat than the Hylas. Passports make a good boat as does Cape Dory and several others on your list. Didn’t four sailors die on a Beneteau in 2018? Over all it is a decent list.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/04/25/last-pictures-doomed-yacht-cheeki-rafiki-sank-killing-four-british-sailors-7497805/

I believe this is the accident you’re talking about in which a Beneteau and it’s bolted on keel parted company.

Almost all of the sailing clubs in San Diego rent Beneteaus out. They are a decent coastal sailboat. I have a couple friends who have even made the crossing to Maui in them..not me, not ever. I consider them a living room boat. Having said that, I am certainly no expert so its just my opinion. If I am crossing an ocean I want a capable kindly strong boat with redundancy built into critical systems.

Curious to think what people think about the early 70s Swan 43 as a cruising boat for a couple with occasional guests for a round the world trip? I have an S&S 30 which is too small but I do have some bias towards their designs. Add a watermaker and some power generation and off you go… Any thoughts?

Are Motor Sailors like the Nauticats or Fishers ocean worthy ( if their pilot house windows and sliding doors are lifeboatified ? )

Walt Schulz’s Shannon 43 is a beautiful, sea kindly, comfortable and sturdy bluewater boat. Walt had not only the ICW and Bahamas in mind when he designed and built 52 of them. He designed for ocean cruising. He believes his boats should outlive him and still sailing for generations. We sailed the Chesapeake, Bahamas, Caribbean and Pacific to Australia on a Shannon 43 ketch. She took great care of us and is still turning heads.

Great article! John Kretchmer is one of my fave modern day sailors. While there is only one Crealock design on John’s list, and the Dana is added on John Neale’s list, I was surprised not to see a Crealock/ Pacific Seacraft 37 mentioned. But there are so many great serious off shore boats, it’s hard to narrow it down to 10. Here’s a few to think about. Cape George Cutter 36. Biscay 36, tradewind 35, Rustler 36, Nicholson 31 (never talked about) and 32. Seldom seen on top 10 lists, but great boats. Thanks for the article.

Great comment and interesting to note that the first four of your additions are those currently entered in the 2022 Golden Globe Race – kind of the definition of a blue water boat.

Hey! I know this is somewhat off-topic however I needed to ask. Does operating a well-established blog like yours take a massive amount work? I am completely new to writing a blog but I do write in my journal everyday. I’d like to start a blog so I will be able to share my experience and feelings online. Please let me know if you have any kind of recommendations or tips for new aspiring blog owners. Thankyou!|

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Cal Yachts (aka Jensen Marine) was a manufacturer of performance oriented fiberglass sailboats from the 1960s to the 1980s. The Costa Mesa, California, headquartered company was founded in 1957, among the earliest of all-fiberglass, mass-production sailboat builders. Although the brand has been out of production for three decades, the existing fleet is still substantially active in racing and cruising. – wikipedia

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Faith S/V Sea Jewel

November 13, 2016 at 8:02 pm

Hi, I’m not exactly sure how to email you directly so am leaving a message here. It was suggested by someone from the Sailboat Owners CAL forum site that I get in touch with you to share some resources I discovered during the course of rebuilding my 1975 Westerbeke 4-91 and Paragon transmission. I am located in Bellingham WA and my CAL 2 34 is at Squalicum harbor.

will weston

December 17, 2016 at 9:21 pm

Ask your question at the Cal Boats page on facebook.

February 9, 2017 at 10:59 pm

Hi Faith, wanted to let you know that I finally had time to add your content. I wasn’t really sure the best way to do it so I added a Vendor Testimonials page of sorts with your notes. I hope others find this useful.

December 18, 2016 at 10:06 am

Hi Will, thanks for your reply. I don’t do facebook so I don’t really have that option :). What I did do was email Richard directly so he could post the resources I have to offer on his site. I’m not sure if he has seen fit to include them as I haven’t checked that site for a couple of weeks. In any case they’re out there in the ethernet should someone want to take advantage of them 🙂 Again, thanks for your interest and happy sailing!

[email protected]

December 18, 2016 at 11:04 am

I did get your docs, unfortunately I haven’t found time to figure out how best to put them online. I’ll do that soon. Thanks!!

vincent purdy

October 16, 2017 at 1:46 pm

Excellent information on transmission adjustment, Does any one know the part number for the binnacle transmission cable, mine is very stiff,.

October 16, 2017 at 1:52 pm

Thanks for the downloads , I found this and it really helped me adjust my paragon 500 v drive Sorry this took so long! The Walter V Drive has a part # of RV-10S with a 2-1 reduction Paragon SAO V Transmission adjustments To adjust the forward clutches, remove the 4 bolts that hold the top cover down and take off the cover. (Try to save the gasket, but new ones are cheap) As you look down into the guts, there is a fore and aft shaft that goes through the clutch pack that has a castle nut on the end( about 1-1 1/2 “). With the transmission in neutral, turn that shaft with a screwdriver until you find a locking bolt. Back off the bolt until you can turn the castle nut. _Careful, a small adjustment goes a real long way and there is no frame of reference as to how far you have turned it._ In your case, I would try turning it only 2 notches. In other words, from the locking bolt turn the nut clockwise(facing aft) 2 indentations in the nut (for the locking bolt), and lock it down again. Try it out. If you have gone too far, the prop shaft will slowly turn over in neutral, meaning that the clutches are not fully released. Back up one notch on the nut a try again. (Though neutral is kind of a moving target on this transmission) If you still have slippage, you have not gone far enough, try turning the nut one more notch.

Adjustment of the reversing clutch or band With the top cover off, as you face aft, on the back left side of the gearbox, there is a largish nut with a spring clip around it. Turning that nut clockwise will tighten the band. Again, small adjustments! One or two flats on the nut make a significant change. This will move the reversing movement closer to the neutral spot on the shifter, in other words you will not have to push so far down on the shifter to fully engage reverse

The overheating and slippage should go away. Let me know if you need clarification.

Ralph Landfall 38 White Bird Rochester NY

November 9, 2019 at 8:40 am

I read of a guy named chris thats a paragon guru any chance u have a direct contact also could you possibly email me a copy of the manual we have the same tranny and are cruising. I cannot find it online [email protected] TIA

November 9, 2019 at 8:44 am

This info greatly helped my captain to better understand Thanks!

October 16, 2017 at 9:14 pm

This is fabulous information, clearly disseminated and I am so grateful to have it step by step with what to look for after making the adjustments. Thank you so much!! The only guy I know who works on these things is in SC, (please see the vendor list I gave Richard which he has posted on this site). His name is Chris and he is amazing but he’s also on the other side of the country from where I am. He knows his stuff and can fix pretty much anything having to do with the Paragon and if he doesn’t have the part he’ll find someone who does.

It’s just great to have a step by step guide on this piece that makes sense and shows me what to look for when doing the work.

Thank you, Faith Cal 2 34 S/V Sea Jewel Bellingham, WA

John Shepard

September 2, 2019 at 8:19 am

Hey Faith. Nice writeup of the work completed on Sea Jewel. I sail out of Everett. Maybe we will see each other in the Islands.

November 9, 2019 at 8:43 am

Do you have a contact for this man chris? Have you found a link for this tranny manual? Could really use a copy we are cruising and cannot find one online.

Thanks [email protected]

Faith Worthley

November 11, 2019 at 9:47 am

Hi Angel, Sorry it took a minute to get back to you. The contact info I have for Chris is Paragon Transmission – Chris Jones – South Carolina 843-822-1019. It’s been a while so who knows if he’s still working on them but I wanted to at least get back to you. I hope this helps.

Happy Cruising, Faith S/V Sea Jewel

[email protected]

November 11, 2019 at 10:30 am

Thanks for that info Faith!! Were u ever able to find the manual online?

November 12, 2019 at 7:43 am

You are most welcome! I’m not on my boat at the moment so this may not be completely accurate information but it seems to me that I either already had the manual from a previous owner or Chris helped me find one. He either sent me one or gave me the resource to find it. In either case Chris can help you find what you’re looking for as he is the hook up for all things Paragon!

Best of luck and happy cruising, Faith

Gerald Sobel

March 17, 2021 at 5:05 pm

The Cal 24 should refer to the original California 24 which became the very first..’Cal’ 24. What you’re showing is actually the fourth iteration of a 24′ Cal. It goes, Cal 24, Cal 2-24, Cal T4, then..I guess, Cal 24-3 which is what your list shows. there were something like 170 or the original Cal sailboats, the Cal 24, built from ’58 to ’65 according to SailboatData.com…I think. The second Cal design was similar, but came out after the Cal 28, 25, 40, 34 and had an iron bold on keel, similar to the first Cal 27. The sailboatdata.com site has a chronology under Bill Lapworth. Of course, the Lapworth 24 design predates the Cal24, the boat named “Dove” skippered by the teenage Graham made so famous as he circumnavigated till he arrived after being dis-masted twice, and demanded he be given a bigger boat, I think it was a New York 35, to complete his circumnavigation, wherein he transited the Panama Canal and visited the Galapagos Islands, before returning to Marina del Rey. Oh my! His book is great (had forgotten about him till a lookie Lou saw my boat on the hard at Anacapa Marine in Channel Islands Marina, and gave me the book, thinking my boat was a replica, which is close, not not actually so. The first time I’d seen an actual Lapworth was when I parked next to one in Santa Barbara at 3AM prior to doing the Santa Barbara to King Harbor Race (we won our division in winds that hit 30 knots…Woo-wee!-beginners luck. That’s another story)

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Cal 44 is a 43 ′ 6 ″ / 13.3 m monohull sailboat designed by Raymond Hunt (C.R. Hunt & Assoc.) and built by Bangor Punta Corp. and Jensen Marine/Cal Boats starting in 1984.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

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.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

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.

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 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.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

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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.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
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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.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

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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.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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