Grey Lady

Description

Gray Lady, a Catalina S&S 38, boasts gorgeous, sleek lines, ample tumblehome, a swept back keel and spade rudder, and a folding three-bladed prop. She was designed by the renowned Sparkman & Stevens yachting design firm as the famous Yankee 38. Catalina bought the molds, keeping the wonderful hull design, and reconfigured the cabin top, keel, rudder, wheel and rig, making her a faster, better, more comfortable sailing cruiser. Catalinas have won over a dozen “Boat of the Year” awards for their “beauty, functionality, and seaworthiness,” and Gray Lady’s specific design replaced the Cal 40 as the official boat for the Congressional Cup match-racing regatta, recognizing her as a modern, world-class match racer.

Gray Lady is well-built for what Penobscot Bay may throw at her. She was originally designed to meet the IOR racing standards, and with her recently replaced main sail, a 150% genoa and a hull speed of 7.4 kts, she is quite fun to sail. Importantly, she has ample room above and below decks for safety and comfort. Continually upgraded and inspected by her owner, who recently completed his world circumnavigation, Gray Lady is a gracefully-proportioned, modern cruising yacht—a comfortable and safe cruiser—that performs well.

VESSEL	MAKE	YEAR	BERTHS	SECURITY	PORT	RATE
Grey Lady	1988 Catalina S&S 38	1988	4-6	TBD	Rockland, Maine	$5900/wk

Accommodations

Gray Lady’s recently varnished teak and holly sole, her wood and white interior, and her abundant portlights allow for a warm, light-filled, cozy interior. She accommodates four with a standing headroom of 6’2”.

Her forward berth sleeps two comfortably, offering two teak dressers with three-drawers on both port and starboard sides, two hinged-door cubbies, and two long shelves for those handy items, like iPads, books, kindles, etc. The main salon coverts the dinette easily into a double bed and has a 12-volt outlet and ample reading lights. The dining area can seat four around the table and two or three on the starboard settee. Her quarter berth is a spacious, yet cozy accommodation for a single sleeper. Well-appointed linens, cushions and warm comforters abound. A small portable propane heater offers warmth if it gets cold.

The head to port has an electric flush marine toilet that can use either fresh or salt water to flush. It has a wand shower and new sink. Opposite the washroom is a hanging locker for foul weather gear alongside a teak bureau with four drawers and a sizable locker.

Aft is a fully equipped galley to port and a navigation station, including a chart table and three-drawer cabinet, to starboard.

She carries 6 USCG approved life preservers; four are Type II life preservers and two are automatic inflatable PFDs. One of the inflatables has a double elastic tether, an internal PLB and a personal AIS in an attached pouch. The other has a pouch with a PLB. There is also a full size EPIRB on the boat.

Her stand-alone Ultimate Ears/UE boom speaker has Bluetooth syncing capabilities.

Galley

U-shaped, fully-equipped galley to port
12-volt, top loading refrigerator
Double stainless-steel sinks
Under-sink trash container
Storage via three storage cabinets; a tilt-out and two drawer cabinet for larger utensils, etc.; a spice rack, counter space
Gimbled REGAL SAFGAS, 2-burner stove and oven
MAGMA rail-mounted propane grill in cockpit
Full array of pot and pans, plates, bowls, silverware, and “glassware” for six.
Two large, pre-filled CNG tanks in cockpit, a 55-gallon water tank, and her solar panel make cooking aboard easy and energy efficient

Cockpit

Pedestal with 5” Ritchie PowerDamp compass, Standard Horizon chart plotter, steering wheel, dual-lever engine controls, fold-down cockpit table and cup holders
Raymarine wheel mounted auto pilot with new drive ring
Raytheon instruments for boats speed (in water), SOG, Depth, Water temperature, Wind Speed and Direction.
Cabin top winches for main halyard, main sheet, reefing lines, and boom vang
Four cockpit winches; all lines can be tended from the cockpit
Smoked acrylic companionway hatch boards.
Ample, comfortable seating with full cockpit cushions and storage
Varnished wood helmsman seat
Sunbrella dodger, bimini and a removable bridge connector (full rain cover)
Solar panel on bimini
3 Lazarettes with fenders, dock lines, hoses, shore power cord, brushes, engine fluids, miscellaneous small lines, CNG tanks, propane canisters, etc.
Universal M-30 diesel engine ignition panel with tach, hour meter, temperature and fuel gauges

Electrical

12 volt electrical system, including a 198amp AGM House battery and two Group 31 start/windlass batteries.
The house battery, coupled with the 165W solar panel, provides ample electrical capacity for normal use. It will not be necessary under normal circumstances to run the engine just to charge the batteries.
Two reading lights in the V-Berth; four in the main salon; one at the quarter berth; two at the galley
A Rule 1500 automatic bilge pump with override
Navigation lights (deck level; tri-color); steaming light; anchor light
Xantrex TrueCharge2 battery charge regulator for shore power use
ADVENTURER Solar Charge Controller for charging all batteries while the sun is out.
TruePower 1500W/MS/120V inverter for charging larger battery items, like the outboard battery and your computers while underway
Two USB “cigarette” plug chargers in the main salon; one dual with standard USB and USB-C

Electronics

Standard Horizon CP500 chart plotter at the helm with a new 2025 chart chip
New Vesper Marine AIS transceiver. Targets displayed on chart plotter and on your phone/tablet apps when connected to Vesper Marine’s WIFI hotspot
Raytheon instruments as noted above
iPad Holder mounted to pedestal available
New Standard Horizon VHF radio in the salon with remote mic at the helm station; includes automatic fog signal function if required
Hand held VHF
Ultimate Ears/UE boom speaker with Bluetooth syncing capabilities

Mechanical

Universal M-30 25 HP diesel engine.

Hull and Deck

Silver/Gray topsides with a double white line boot stripe and black bottom coat
Cabin is white with tan dodger, bimini and bridge connector
Brightwork is varnished and in good condition
Teak handrails on cabin top
Stainless steel bow pulpit with anchor and roller.

Safety

6 Personal flotation devices for adults; 4 USCG Type II life preservers, one Spinlock auto-inflatable Deckvest with internal PLB and PAIS add-on, and one Mustang inflatable with a PLB add-on.
An EPIRB
Man overboard equipment includes an MOB button on the chartplotter, a LIFESLING Overboard Rescue System, and 1 JIM BUOY Type IV PFD/Horseshoe Buoy
New Orion flare gun with four cartridges; Orion SOS Beacon; Orion Day Visual Distress Signal flag; Orion “Locate-4” Handheld Signal devices (day or nighttime signaling)
Air pressure and hand-held horns in cockpit
First aid kit in head
Fire extinguishers – nav station and v-berth
Whale manual pump in cockpit

Anchor

45 LB Delta with 100' of 3/8” chain and 100’ of 3/4” three-strand rope
High pressure washdown pump/hose to remove mud from anchor chain on retrieval

Windlass

Lewmar 12 volt windlass with gypsy and drum for anchor chain and rope; stainless anchor roller
Foot actuated switch

Dinghy

West Marine RIB 310 rigid inflatable dinghy with easy to handle/quiet Torqeedo electric outboard
10 - 12 km range at moderate speed. Charging inverter aboard Gray Lady.

Location

On mooring in Rockland Harbor
Accessible with RYC Launch Service

Specifications
Design	Catalina S&S 38
Designer	Sparkman & Stevens; Frank Butler
Builder	Catalina
Hull Construction	Fiberglass
Year Built	1988
LOA	38' 2"
LWL	30' 3"
Beam	11’ 10”
Draft	6' 9”
Displacement	15,900 lbs
Holding Tank	21 gal
Fuel Capacity	33 gal
Weight	8 tons
Ballast	6,850 lbs
Engine	Universal M-30 diesel engine (25 hp)
Water Capacity	55 Gallons
Sail Area	894 sq. ft