Pacific Light Motorsailer
Pacific Light
Pacific Light, a 1985 Lancer 45 Motorsailer designed after the well known Nauticat 44, (but slightly larger and with twin diesels), was first produced in 1985. Only 5 (or 8, depending on the source) were built before Lancer went out of business, a result of the oil embargo at that time and the resultant high cost of resin. This boat was to be the first of Lancer's new line...they modified the hull mold of the older 44' "Powersailer" and built a new deck mold that included an aft cabin, an aft swim platform and other differences.
Length.... 44.6' (48.8' including Bow Sprit and Swim Deck)
Beam.... 13.7' Brass Wood Burning Fireplace
Draft.... 5' (Shoal Depth, Spade Keel) Major Interior Re-Fit in 2010-2011
Displacement.... 35,000 lbs 10' Quicksilver Dinghy / Nissan 8HP
Engines.... Twin Mercedes Benz Diesel Balsa Cored Hull and Deck
Sails.... 110% Self Tending Jib, Boomless Main, both with Roller Furling
Electric Lewmar Winch at Helm (all lines)
Manual Winch at aft deck (Main and Jib sheets), Electric Windlass
This is a large roomy boat, ideal for living aboard and coastal cruising...cruises easily at 9 knots or so (motorsailing at normal engine rpms and with a good breeze). Fantastic Catalina boat.
Pacific Light has twin Mercedes Benz turbo charged diesel engines (a significant upgrade from the standard Perkins engines) with low hours, a brass fireplace, great visibility, two large sleeping cabins each with walk-around queen size beds, two heads (one with a separate stall shower), and much more.