Dickerson 41

Dickerson 41

Development
Designer	Ernest Tucker
Location	United States
Year	1973
No. built	19
Builder(s)	Dickerson Boatbuilders
Role	Cruiser
Name	Dickerson 41
Boat
Displacement	24,500 lb (11,113 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	41.00 ft (12.50 m)
LWL	31.50 ft (9.60 m)
Beam	12.50 ft (3.81 m)
Engine type	Westerbeke 4-230 diesel engine 50 hp (37 kW)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	modified long keel
Ballast	8,500 lb (3,856 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Ketch rig
I foretriangle height	47.50 ft (14.48 m)
J foretriangle base	15.50 ft (4.72 m)
P mainsail luff	41.00 ft (12.50 m)
E mainsail foot	15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead ketch
Mainsail area	307.50 sq ft (28.568 m2)
Jib/genoa area	368.13 sq ft (34.200 m2)
Total sail area	753 sq ft (70.0 m2) (ketch rigged)

The Dickerson 41 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ernest Tucker as a cruiser and first built in 1973. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Dickerson Boatbuilders in Trappe, Maryland, United States. The company built the boats individually with custom interiors, between 1973 and 1983, completing 19 examples of the design. ^{[1] [3] [5] [6]}

Design

The Dickerson 41 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of hand-laid fiberglass, with marine-grade plywood bulkheads and teak wood trim. It has a masthead sloop or optional ketch rig, with epoxy-finished aluminum spars and a bowsprit. The design features a center cockpit, a concave raked stem, a raised counter transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel tiller and a fixed long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 24,500 lb (11,113 kg) and carries 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) of internal keel ingot lead ballast. ^{[1] [3] [7]}

The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel fitted. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke 4-230 diesel engine of 50 hp (37 kW), driving a three-bladed propeller for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 100 U.S. gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal). ^{[1] [7]}

The design has a number of optional cabin layouts. A typical arrangement includes a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee with a drop-down dinette table that makes a double berth and a straight settee in the main cabin. There is also an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the center companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner alcohol-fired stove, a 100 lb (45 kg) capacity fiberglass icebox and a sink with a pressurized water supply. An optional navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one amidships on the starboard side that includes a shower and a second optional one in the aft cabin. The headroom below decks is 6.50 ft (1.98 m). ^{[1] [3] [7]}

Ventilation is provided by three opening ports and three deck hatches. There are also two fixed portlights. ^[3]

The wood above decks is all teak, including the cockpit coaming, toe-rails, handrails and the hatches. ^[3]

For sailing there are two speed genoa winches in the cockpit, plus genoa tracks. Three halyard winches are standard equipment. Both the mainsail and the mizzen sail have jiffy reefing. The bow incorporates an anchor locker. A teak deck was an option. ^{[3] [7]}

Operational history

A Dickerson 41 ketch built in 1974 completed a global circumnavigation between 1975 and 1979. ^[8]

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the 41 is the intermediate Dickerson. Dickerson also makes a 37 and a 50. All are based on Dickerson’s long experience with cruising ketches. The 41 has a number of rig options, such as a cutter or ketch rig, a self-tacking forestaysail, twin headsails, and a roller-furling genoa." ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Dickerson 37

Similar sailboats

• Baltic 40
• Bayfield 40
• Bristol 40
• Bermuda 40
• Caliber 40
• Endeavour 40
• Irwin 41
• Irwin 41 Citation
• Islander 40
• Lord Nelson 41
• Morgan Out Island 41
• Newport 41
• Nimbus 42
• Nordic 40

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Dickerson 41 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ernest Tucker". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 354-355. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. Dickerson Boatbuilders (1978). "Dickerson 41 brochure" (PDF). dickersonowners.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Dickerson Boatbuilders (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. Dickerson Brokerage (July 1984). "Dickerson 41". Yachting magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
7. Dickerson Boatbuilders (1978). "Dickerson 41" (PDF). dickersonowners.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
8. Dickerson Brokerage (January 1985). "Dickerson 41". Yachting magazine. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

External links

• Video tour of a Dickerson 41