Shannon 38 Explained

Shannon 38
Designer:Walter Shultz and G, H. Stadel & Son
Location:United States
Year:1975
No Built:100
Builder:Shannon Yachts
Role:Cruiser
Draft:5feet
Displacement:185000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:37.75feet
Lwl:29.16feet
Beam:11.5feet
Engine:Perkins Engines 400NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:long keel
Rudder Type:keel-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Cutter rig
I:45feet
J:17.5feet
P:40feet
E:16.7feet
Sailplan:Cutter rigged sloop or ketch
Sailarea Main:334square feet
Sailarea Headsail:393.75square feet
Sailarea Total:727.75square feet
Phrf:181.5

The Shannon 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Walter Shultz, plus George Stadel III and George H. Stadel Jr. of G, H. Stadel & Son as a cruiser and first built in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

The Shannon 38 can be confused with the Shannon 38 HPS an unrelated, 2013 motorsailer design.[6]

Production

The boat was built by Shannon Yachts in the United States and was the company's first design. The boat was produced from 1975 to 1988, with 100 examples completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [5] [7]

Design

The Shannon 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wooden trim. It has a cutter rig or optional ketch rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel or stub keel and centerboard. The design includes a teak bowsprit and cockpit coamings. It displaces 185000NaN0 and employs lead ballast. A small number were constructed with a pilothouse.[1] [5] [8]

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 5feet, while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 7.5feet with the centerboard extended and 4.25feet with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 400NaN0 for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[5]

The interior design was semi-custom, but a typical layout could include sleeping accommodation for six people. An aft port quarter berth also serves as the navigation station seat. The drop-leaf dinette table folds and has two settee berths, plus a raised pilot berth on the port side. The bow cabin berth is a double on the starboard side, and has a work bench and sail locker opposite. The galley is located at the foot of the companionway steps on the starboard side and includes a three-burner propane stove and a 9cuft icebox. The head is aft of the bow cabin and on the starboard side. Interior trim is of teak.[5]

Ventilation is provided by four dorade vents, 12 bronze ports and two deck hatches, one over the bow cabin and one over the main cabin.[5]

There is an aft vapor-proof propane locker, with external, overboard venting.[5]

For sailing there are eight winches fitted for the halyards, staysail, mainsheet, genoa and reefing. There also are mainsail and staysail travelers provided.[5]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 181.5.[5]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this Shannon has been designed for long-range offshore cruising. The keel is long and full. Basic options include either a cutter or a ketch rig and either a standard or a pilothouse design. Cabin layout is semi-custom and will depend upon the choices above."[5]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shannon 38 sailboat . 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019000639/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/shannon-38. 19 October 2018. live.
  2. Web site: George Stadel III. 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20220413132621/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/stadel-iii-george. 13 April 2022. live.
  3. Web site: George H. Stadel Jr.. 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20201216200035/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/stadel-jr-george-h. 16 December 2020. live.
  4. Web site: Walter Shultz. 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20220413132628/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shultz-walter. 13 April 2022. live.
  5. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 314-315. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
  6. Web site: New Launch: Shannon 38 HPS. 4 March 2020. McCormick. Herb. Cruising World. 31 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512033430/https://www.cruisingworld.com/sailboats/new-launch-shannon-38-hps/ . 12 May 2016. live.
  7. Web site: Shannon Yachts. 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20211113163657/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/shannon-yachts. 13 November 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Shannon 38 PH sailboat . 4 March 2020. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20220413133209/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/shannon-38-ph. 13 April 2022. live.