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Dickerson Boatbuilders 41

Masthead Ketch · Long Keel · 1973–1983

A heavy-displacement masthead ketch built from 1973 to 1983, featuring a long keel and a high comfort ratio for offshore cruising

Designed by Ernest Tucker.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

350 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 350
EasygoingPowered-up

12.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.9
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 35%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~76% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~76% of boats her size on file

Compared with 364 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
34.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Ketch
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.9
Displacement / length
349.9
Comfort ratio
38.1
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1407
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1973–1983
Units built
19
Designer
Ernest Tucker
Builder
Dickerson

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Hans Christian 38T11.56 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA traditional cutter with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built between 1976 and 1989 for steady offshore cruising
Whitby Boatworks 4212.80 mSame hull family0.3 m longerAn Edward S. Brewer-designed long-keeled ketch built for offshore comfort and stability over a long production run
Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Morgan Yachts Out Island 4112.57 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA prolific long-keeled masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. that became a staple of the global charter trade
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull
Baba 4012.14 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA 13-ton cutter with a 41.5 comfort ratio, built between 1980 and 1982 for steady, long-distance passage making

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