Original Factory Specifications
Mostly as published in Down East Yachts, Inc. promotional material.
| Downeaster 32 | Downeaster 38 | Downeaster 41 | Downeaster 45 | |
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| Built | Dec 1975 – 1981 ? Estimate 134 built |
1974-1981? Est. 236 built |
1980 ? Estimate 11 built |
1977 – 1981 ? Estimate 29 built |
| Displacement | 17000 | 19,500 pounds | 39,000 pounds | |
| Draft | 4′ – 9″ | 4′ – 11″ | 6′ – 4″ | |
| Beam | 11′ – 0″ | 11′ – 10″ | 14′ | |
| Length Overall | 41′ – 9″ (cutter & ketch)
43′ – 3″ (schooner) |
50′-6′ (ketch w/bowsprit)
52′ (schooner w/bowsprit) |
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| Length Waterline | 25′ – 10″ | 29′ | 36′ – 8′ | |
| Length on Deck | 32′ – 0″ | 38′ – 0″ | 45′ – 0″ | |
| Ballast | 5500 pounds | 8000 pounds | 12,000 pounds | |
| Fuel | 70 gallons | 90 gallons | 282 gallons | |
| Water | 45 gallons, 95 optional | 50 gallons, 100 optional | 324 gallons | |
| Range | 730 mi. (nautical?) | 1000 mi (nautical?) | ||
| Bridge Clearance | 46′ feet ? | 49 feet | 61 feet |
Missing some or not sure about specifications on 32 and 41. If you have them, please contact headquarters.
Propeller Data (Found in the Owners Manual of a Model 38)
| Downeaster 32 | Downeaster 38 | Downeaster 41 | Downeaster 45 | |||||
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| Engine | A-30 | R-30 | R-30 | S-30 | 4-154 | 4-236 | ||
| Shaft | 1′ | 1′ | 1′ | 1′ | 1.25″ | 1.25″ | ||
| 2 blade prop | 15 x 10 RH | 15 x 12 RH | 16 x 12 RH | 16 x 14 RH | 22 x 16 LH | 20 x 16 RH | ||
| 3 blade prop | 14 x 10 RH | 14 x 14 RH | 16 x 11 RH | 16 x 13 RH | 20 x 14 LH | 20 x 14 RH | ||
| Parry Nut | 3/4-10 RH | 3/4-10 RH | 3/4-10 RH | 3/4-10 RH | 1-8 RH | 1-8 RH | ||
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