Downeaster 41
Masthead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · 1975–1981
A rare masthead sloop derived from the Downeaster 38, featuring a long keel and a heavy-displacement hull for steady cruising
Designed by Henry Morschladt & Bob Poole, built by DownEast Yachts.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.
1.76 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
357 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.
17.7 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
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