36' Gaff-rigged Cutter

Cutter (36‘)

This cutter is clinker built, with a single mast mounted about a third of the way back from the bow. It is gaff rigged, with a quadrilateral main sail, one or two triangular headsails (jibs), and a triangular topsail. There is a single entrance to below decks at the aft section of the ship where the tiller is located. Immediately inside is the galley, with food storage on one side, and a ceramic wood burning stove and oven on the other. Fore of that is the mess area, with benches along both sides with a collapsible table between them. These benches double as bunks when the mess isn't in use. At the bow of the ship is the cabin, with a lockable door and two bunks. There is no head; go off the side of the boat. There is a access panel located at the front of the mess area that leads to the bilge, which can be used for small sealed cargoes, but is mostly filled with rocks for ballast. Small cargoes can also be put into some of the compartments scattered about the interior of the ship. Larger cargoes must be lashed to the deck just abaft of the mast, preferably covered with oilcloth to protect it from the weather.
It can be sailed by a single person in good weather. Normally it is sailed by a crew of two. Also note that the load is 1.8 tons; this includes the crew and any passengers. Assume each crewman/passenger takes up 0.1 ton.
The sails are a linen/treesilk blend of canvas with the effectively equivalent to cotton canvas.

Stats:

TL: 4
ST/HP: 63 †
Hnd/SR: 0/3
HT: 12c
Accel/Move: 1/5
Ewt: 0.6t
Lwt: 2.4t
Load: 1.8t
SM: +5
Occ: 2+2 (2+6, assuming 4 sleep above deck, which isn’t really doable unless at anchor)
DR: 2
Range: -
Cost: $15K
Locations: Body, Mast/Rigging (-2 to hit)
Draft: 5’

Modifiers: A cutter is optimized for close-hauled sailing and receives a +1 bonus to Hnd when sailing windward. This can only reduce a penalty, never provide a net bonus. A cutter is also able to maintain a higher speed close-hauled than other vessels of similar size and sail area. Bermuda rigs are a bit better sailing close to the wind, but they have a smaller sailing area, so the speeds are about equivalent. For a given sail area a gaff rig has a shorter mast than a bermudian rig. In short-ended craft with full body, heavy displacement and moderate ballast ratio, it is difficult to set enough sail area in the bermudian rig without a mast of excessive height and a center of effort (CE) too high for the limited stability of the hull. Because of its low aspect ratio, the gaff rig is less prone to stalling if oversheeted than something taller and narrower. Due to its shorter mast and lower Center of Effort, its SR is 3, rather than a sloop’s 2. (I.e., you can fail a bit more without too much adverse effects.)

Example cutter video