Wilderness 38 Explained

Wilderness 38
Designer:Gary Mull
Location:United States
Year:1979
No Built:at least one
Builder:Wilderness Yachts
Displacement:90000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:38.25feet
Lwl:30feet
Beam:12feet
Hull Draft:6.5feet
Engine:Yanmar 3GM30 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:45000NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rigs:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Total:596square feet

The Wilderness 38 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1979.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Production

The boat was built by Wilderness Yachts of Santa Cruz, California, United States, who completed at least one example. The design is now out of production.[1] [5]

The Wilderness 38 design was developed into the Wilderness 40 in 1980, using the same tooling.[1]

Design

The Wilderness 38 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type/transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 90000NaN0 and carries 45000NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 6.5feet with the standard fin keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM30 diesel engine.[1]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settee berths in the main cabin and two single berths aft. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin.[1]

The design has a hull speed of 7.34kn.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilderness 38 sailboat specifications and details. 1 January 2022. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20220101203718/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/wilderness-38. 1 January 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Garry Mull (1939-1994). 20 December 2021. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20210418231901/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mull-gary. 18 April 2021. live.
  3. Web site: Gary Mull. 20 December 2021. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20211220135325/https://sailboat.guide/gary-mull. 20 December 2021. live.
  4. Web site: Wilderness 38. 1 January 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2021. https://archive.today/20220101203733/https://sailboat.guide/wilderness/38. 1 January 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Wilderness Boat Works 1977 - 1986. 1 January 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2021. https://archive.today/20220101204304/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/wilderness-boat-works. 1 January 2022. live.