36' Sea Dawn Gaff Rigged
Ketch For Sale -
San Diego,
California
Sea Dawn is 36-feet in length and 11 feet in width and is of the husky seagoing type intended for
service on deep waters but just as suitable for sailing on
Long Island Sound, the
Great Lakes or any similar bodies of
water. The
ketch rig was used for obvious reasons. For short-handed cruising there has never been a better rig. In a short squall the
mainsail can be let go with a rush and there will still be
canvas enough to keep way on the
boat. Below decks Sea Dawn is laid out to suit the desires of the average yachtsman. There are berths for four and a good
toilet and
galley. The latter is equipped with a sink, large
freezer and one of the old-reliable Shipmate ranges.
LOA: 36' 0'' (plus
bowsprit - 42')
LWL: 29' 0'' Beam: 11' 10''
Draft:: 3' 6'' (centerboard up / 7' down)
Sail Area: Approx. 672 sq ft
Displacement: 17,200 lbs.
Power:
Yanmar 30 H.P.
Marine Diesel (NEW - 300 hours)
Designed by: S.S. Crocker, Jr. 1928
Built by: Completed in 1946 by: Al Lawson, Shipwright with Madden & Lewis in Sausalito, Ca. for his personal use. Construction materials fur plank on white oak.
Other Info.: A partial listing of
repairs: New..
Rudder
Centerboard trunk refastened
Replaced the
centerboard cable bracket
New
Sails (rarely used)
New port
fuel tank and lines
New
freezer (DC)
Dingy Davots
Equipment List: Combi
Autohelm 3000 -
Wheel Steering; 2 Thermax
Solar Panels;
Bronze Anchor Windlass; Danforth Constellation
Compass; Si-Tex FL-3 Depth/Fish Finder; PowerSurvivor
Watermaker (1.4 gallons/hr.); Wilcox Crittenden-Winner
Head
For more information & photos see:
36' Sea Dawn Gaff Rigged Ketch For Sale San Diego California
Phone: 001 (619) 235-8928 (Vicky)
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THE 36-FOOTER SEA DAWN by Daniel S. Crocker, Jr. The auxiliary ketch Sea Dawn, was designed by the well-known Boston
designer, S. S. Crocker, Jr. who has specialized for many years in the design of yachts of the cruising type. Sea Dawn is 36-feet in length and 11 feet in width and is of the husky seagoing type intended for
service on deep waters but just as suitable for sailing on
Long Island Sound, the
Great Lakes or any similar bodies of
water. We have heard a great deal about the seaworthiness of centerboard boats and we have received so many letters in this regard that we have no excuses to make for the use of the board in Sea Dawn. She is not an extreme
shallow draft craft for there is a fairly deep
keel with a good deal of drag which should be sufficient to
permit her to go to windward in shoal water with a fair amount of success. In deeper waters the board can be sent down to provide the maximum lateral plane area. The ketch rig was used for obvious reasons. For short-handed cruising there has never been a better rig. In a short squall the
mainsail can be let go with a rush and there will still be
canvas enough to keep way on the
boat. The average yawl has so small a mizzen that she will do nothing but bob up and down in the sea if the mainsail is taken off. The total area of canvas is low but quite sufficient for a cruising boat where comfort is the watchword and the crew is not pleased with the idea of jumping about every few minutes shifting
sails. If there is any one item which can utterly spoil a good
hull it is over-canvasing. Sea Dawn is fitted with a gaff-headed rig. Without a doubt many readers will think that they prefer the jibheaded, or Marconi, rig. Those who insist upon making this change are referred to the
designer who no doubt will be quite willing to design a new sail plan, at his regular fee for such
work. From the standpoint of THE
RUDDER staff we urgently advise you to stick to the gaff rig. If Sea Dawn was intended for afternoon
racing we would suggest a marconi rig but for ordinary cruising there has never been a better rig than the one shown. Below decks Sea Dawn is laid out to suit the desires of the average yachtsman. There are berths for four and a good
toilet and
galley. The latter is equipped with a sink, ice-box and one of the old-reliable Shipmate ranges. We believe that many owners of this fine boat will feel that four is a crowd, and not company, in a boat of this size. A suggestion for such folks would be to make the
saloon berths a little longer and to add a great deal to the locker space.