Panda 38
[Models] [Panda 38] [Panda 38 Drawing]
Panda 38 General Specifications and Equipment
- Hull: Hand laminated
24 oz. woven roving alternated with 1.5 oz. mat fiberglass, to designer
specifications. All living areas of the hull are insulated with P.U. foam to reduce
condensation. The hull insulation is sealed off with a pair of mat & roving
fiberglass.
- Deck: Hand laminated
24 oz. woven roving alternated with 1.5 oz. mat fiberglass, to designer
specifications. Balsa wood core material in the deck & house for stiffening,
insulation and weight saving properties. Teak decks are standard, bedded in
Thiokol. Molded-in nonskid surface in the house top.
- Ballast: Iron, 6,600
pounds, cast in one piece and internally sealed and glassed over to designer
specifications.
- Mast & Boom:
Manufactured in the U.S.A. to designer specifications.
- Standing Rigging:
Manufactured in the U.S.A. to designer specifications.
- Sails: Three working sails by
Neil Pryde. The main has two rows of reef points and the staysail has one row of
reef points. Main sail cover and ready bags.
- Hull Fittings: Bronze
thru-hull fittings with bronze lever action seacocks. All thru-hull fittings are
bonded to the yacht's bonding system.
- Chainplates:
Stainless steel to designer specifications. The chainplates are bonded to the
yacht's bonding system.
- Deck Hardware: Double
stainless steel bow and stern pulpits. Double vinyl coated lifelines with wide
opening gates port & starboard. Teak roller bearing blocks for the running
rigging. Roller bearing main sheet traveler. Genoa & staysail tracks port
& starboard. Genoa turning blocks. All deck hardware is through bolted and
backed with stainless steel backing plates. Four 12" stainless mooring
cleats. Teak sea hatch. Four teak dorade boxes with stainless steel cowl
vents. The forward two dorade boxes are protected with stainless protection
bars. Stainless steel air vent over the shower stall area. Six mooring line
hawse pipes in the bulwark. Six deck prisms.
- Opening Ports & Hatches: Twelve
bronze opening ports in the sides of the house, with the bottom of the ports sloping
outward to drain water from the ports. Teak double-opening butterfly hatch over the
main cabin. Large opening teak hatch over the forward stateroom.
- Bowsprit: Laminated bowsprit
bedded into a large teak sampson post. Teak platform with two bronze anchor rollers
mounted on top of the bowsprit.
- Wale Stripe: Molded-in wale
stripe, painted to owners color choice. Molded-in scroll design, port &
starboard above the wale stripe in the bulwark, at both ends of the yacht. Teak cap
rail above the bulwark. Teak bulwark optional. There is half-round teak trim
under the wale stripe with optional teak rub rail available.
- Steering System: Pedestal
wheel steering with stainless steel rimmed steering wheel. Engine controls mounted
on pedestal with wheel brake. Chain/wire steering to the quadrant. Emergency
steering tiller.
- Winches: All winches are
Lewmar, chrome plated & self tailing:
Primary jib winches
(2)...........#48CST
Staysail sheet winches
(2).....#30CST
Main sheet
winch.......................#40CST
Jib halyard
winch.....................#30CST
Staysail halyard
winch............#16CST
Reefing
winch.............................#16CST
Two 10" locking winch handles. Two 12" locking winch handles.
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Engine: Universal-40, 4
cylinder, 40 HP., fresh water cooled diesel engine with V-drive. Flexible engine
mounts. 55 amp alternator. Additional Racor fuel filter in the fuel
line. Salt water strainer. Aqua lift type muffler. Foam/lead insulated
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Tankage: Two stainless steel
fresh water tanks, with large inspection plates & baffles. Total water storage
capacity is approximately 140 gallons. Black iron fuel tank, capacity about 75
gallons. All tanks are bonded to the yacht's bonding system. One fiberglass
holding tank. All tanks are vented to the outside of the yacht. |
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Electrical System: Two heavy
duty 100 amp hour batteries with four position master battery switch. Bass Yachtmate
electrical panel with four meters and all necessary circuit breakers. Bass sealed
beam bulkhead lights. Four fluorescent indirect lights. Six overhead dome
lights. Aqua Signal running lights to International Rule. Shore power
connector with 120 volt AC outlets throughout the yacht. Red night lights.
Hanging locker lights. |
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Plumbing System: Par pressure
water pump. Hot/cold pressure water in the galley and head/shower stall area.
Salt water foot pump in the galley and fresh water foot pumps in the galley and
head. Large deep double stainless steel sinks in the galley. Manual bilge pump
in the cockpit plus electric bilge pump. Moen single-lever faucets in the galley and
head. Hot water heater, 120 volts AC plus heat exchanger for getting hot water from
the engine. All hot/cold water is plumbed through nylon reinforced hose, imported
from the U.S.A. Manual head, plumbed through a "Y" valve for discharge
directly into a holding tank or overboard when at sea. Shower sump pump with
filter. |
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Interior: Teak & spruce
cabin sole with built-in dust bin. Solid vertical teak staving on the interior
bulkheads. All hanging lockers are lined with camphor wood. Spruce battens
against the side of the berth areas and on the outboard side of all exposed book
lockers. Formica or light wood counters in the galley and marble counter in the
head. Laminated beams overhead with removable Formica panels between the beams
(spruce staving overhead optional). The interior teak is finished with a satin
varnish. All locker doors are of louvered teak with laminated teak frames.
Four to six inch contoured foam cushions with vinyl covers. Teak grates in the
cockpit, at the bottom of the companionway stairs and in the shower stall. Wet
locker that drains into the sump area. Nonskid material recessed into the
companionway stairs. Teak main cabin table with hand crafted star-burst pattern.
Stainless steel lines stove well. Foam insulated ice chest with vapor
barrier. |
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