White Pine 38 Downeast Cruiser

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  • Vessel Specifications and Comments

    • LOA: 38' 0"
    • LWL: 36’3”
    • Beam: 12’7”
    • Draft: 3’10”
    • Displacement: 21,000 lbs
    • Ballast: lbs
    • Top Speed: 15 knots
    • Power: 305 Horse Power
    • Construction: Construction Plank-on-frame or cold-molded wood.
    • General Comments: Update: Added to the Web site June 08, 2012. . White Pine is a coastal cruiser that is intended to travel at 12-13 knots with economy better than average planning type hulls. At 12 knots she will require about 130 HP or about 6 US gallons per hour, 2 nautical miles per gallon. She will comfortable in a sea compared to a lighter, fatter boat which would tend to bounce around a lot. First published in Wooden Boat, 1997. More

About the Plans

    • Construction Method and Materials:

      Construction Plank-on-frame or cold-molded wood.

    • Number and Type of Drawings:

      • Lines and Offsets
      • General Construction
      • Construction Sections
      • Construction Details
      • General Arrangement
      • Tanks and Machinery
      • Stern Gear

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      Cost for emailed pdf’s is $2,500.00. Cost for printed paper drawings mailed is $2,650.00 CAD
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Designer's Comments

White Pine 38 Lobsteryacht

First published in Wooden Boat, Number 137, August 1997. Republished in WoodenBoat's MotorBoats Magazine, Special Issue/Anthology on Power Boats, Summer 2012. From the article:

White Pine is a coastal cruiser that is intended to travel at 12-13 knots with economy better than average planning type hulls. At 12 knots she will require about 130 HP or about 6 US gallons per hour, 2 nautical miles per gallon. She will comfortable in a sea compared to a lighter, fatter boat which would tend to bounce around a lot.

Accommodation is centered around the big, bright deckhouse with engine and tanks under. The galley is down forward with a small head and vee berth. Aft is the owner’s cabin with roomy private head/shower. A small aft cockpit provides water access and a nice spot to sit in the evening or fish from.

Tad Roberts