The Patience is a heavy, full keel cutter. She is an ideal boat
for two people, but comfortably accommodates up to four or five
people. She has a v-berth in the bow, with a settee and pilot
bunk in the main cabin. The head is on the starboard between
the v-berth and main cabin. The galley, dining table and
navigation station take up the remaining space in the main cabin.
The nav station is large and you can view a full-size unfolded
chart on the chart table. The engine room on the Patience is
very roomy by sailboat standards. It occupies approximately
the aft 10 feet of the vessel (in front of the lazarette) and
uses the entire beam of the vessel. Due to the large engine
room and nav station, the Patience has no quarter berth(s).
My brother Sebastian is a little over 6 feet tall and I think he
is pretty much able to stand upright in the Patience’s cabin.
We love the Patience and she has been a great boat for us. Despite
this, Amy and I still have our wish list. All of the items on our
wish list are related to the fact that we cruise primarily in the
Northwest. True to popular conception, it rains a lot in the Northwest.
If we were to buy or build another sailboat, it would have some
type of covered helm station. Ideally, this would be a pilot-house
of some type with a large bench or pilot berth nearby. I have spent
many a wet day sitting with an itchy butt in the cockpit of the
Patience standing watch. Not very fun. Our next boat will have a
diesel forced air furnace. Almost every one of my father’s boats
had this piece of equipment. They are awesome and really heat up
and dry out a boat. We have tried both diesel and propane heaters
(non-forced air) on the Patience. Both have advantages and
disadvantages, but neither have done a very good job of really
heating up and drying out the boat. After 3 or 4 days of non-stop
rain, things can get pretty damp and cold below. Lastly, we would have a clothes dryer on the boat. Again,
this was something my father put on almost all of his boats.
Below you will find more specific specifications on the Patience.
| General | |
| LOA: | 38 Feet (43 Feet including 5 foot bowsprit) |
| Type: | Full Keel, Cutter Rig |
| Beam: | 11 Feet 9 Inches |
| Draft: | 6 Feet |
| Year Built: | 1986-1988 |
| Gross Displacement: | 36,000 pounds |
| Ballast: | Lead, 10,500 pounds |
| Hull Construction: | FRP w/Balsa Insulation |
| Builder: | Cecil Lang & Larry Alexander |
| Design: | Cape George 38 |
| Cruising Speed: | 5.5 Knots (under power) |
| Sails & Rigging | |
| Sail Area: | 1,100 Square Feet |
| Stays & Shrouds: | 1 x 19 S/S Wire |
| Ground Tackle | |
| Primary: | 66 Pound Bruce w/300 feet of 3/8 inch BBB Chain |
| Secondary: | 60 Pound Danforth w/50 feet of 3/8 inch BBB Chain & 250 feet of rode |
| Backup I: | 45 Pound CQR w/15 feet of Chain and 250 feet of nylon rode |
| Backup II: | 15 Pound Danforth |
| Backup III: | 15 Pound Danforth |
| Auxiliary Engine | |
| Type: | Mercedes/Nanni Conversion |
| Horsepower: | 72 HP |
| Number of Cylinders: | 4 |
| Fuel Type: | Diesel |
| Fuel Consumption: | Just under 1 US Gallon per hour |
| Cruising RPMs: | 1900 RPMs |
| Electrical | |
| Generator: | Kabota 80 Amp DC Generator (Diesel) |
| Batteries: | 2 x 8D |
| Inverter: | 300 Watt Heart |
| Measurement System: | Cruising Equipment Combination Amp/Volt Meter |
| Electronics | |
| Autopilot: | W-H P-3. Automhelm 3000 as backup |
| VHF:: | Icom, IC M-55 and Icom Handheld |
| Fathometer: | Coastal Navigator, C star D |
| Ham Radio: | Icom 735 and SGC SG-230 tuner |
| Radar: | Furuno Model 1731 - 24 Mile |
| Tankage | |
| Fuel: | 3 tanks - 80, 60 & 35 US Gallons. Total capacity 175 US gallons |
| Water: | 2 tanks - 110 & 45 US Gallons. Total capacity 155 US gallons |
| Waste: | 1 tank - Total capacity 40 US gallons |
| Safety Equipment | |
| 6 Man Beaufort Life Raft | |
| Abandon Ship Bag—Handheld flares, parachute flares, handheld VHF & GPS, compass, high level chart, food, water, 121 Mhz EPIRB, etc. | |
| First Aid Kit | |
| Fire extinguishers | |
| Mounted Whale Pump | |
| 7 Life Vests | |
| Horseshow w/Strobe | |
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