Passagemaker Lite Dawkins 62

  • Dawkins 62, Ketch-rigged 62' aluminum Passagemaker Lite
  • Dawkins 62, Ketch-rigged 62' aluminum Passagemaker Lite
  • Dawkins 62, Ketch-rigged 62' aluminum Passagemaker Lite
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  • PL 62 Specifications

    • LOA: 62'0”
    • LWL: 59’5”
    • Beam: 16’0”
    • Draft: (to dwl) 4’9”
    • Power: Doosan L136 (8.0l) 160 HP @2200 rpm
    • Sail Area: 800 sq ft
    • Construction: Construction multi chine aluminum. Three watertight bulkheads and integral tanks forming double bottom.
    • General Comments: Dawkins 62, a sail-assisted 62' Passagemaker Lite for NZ/Dalian builder Kiwi Marine. The new ketch-rigged 62' aluminum Passagemaker Lite is for ocean crossing with French canal capability. Her sailing rig is designed to be folded down by the owner and kept aboard during canal cruising. With rig lowered and at her design draft vertical “air-draft” is 11’8”.
 

About the Builders

Kiwi Marine, A New Zealand Boat Building Company located in Dalian, NE China. For more information, contact

William Dawkins
tel: +86-15841178873
address:

Dalian
NE China


PL Dawkins 62 Press

Designer's Comments

Construction multi chine aluminum. Three watertight bulkheads and integral tanks forming double bottom.

Ocean crossing sail-assisted powerboat with French canal capability. Her sailing rig is designed to be folded down by the owner and kept aboard during canal cruising. With rig lowered and at her design draft vertical “air-draft” is 11’8”.

Owner’s suite forward and twin en-suite guest cabins aft under the boat deck. Room for a 16’ dinghy stored aboard. Galley and dining area midships over a large engine room with fling bridge over. Raised pilothouse with direct flying bridge access. Large utility room/workshop under the pilothouse.

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Design Review

Design Review of Passagemaker Lite 39 in Wooden Boat Magazine, June 2012
Wooden Boat Issue 226, June 2012
Off the Drawing Board: Passagemaker Lite 46, 56, and 80 PDF
Art Paine, Maine Boats and Harbors, Issue 76, Autumn 2003

There is nothing new to the idea of thin, light, seaworthy, and fast powerboats, and Tad Roberts has been inspired by several of those of the past. To Roberts, these boats brought to mind a glaring question: Why didn't the whole world flock to these sensible and efficient pleasure powerboat designs? He answered that question by identifying the elements that limited the type, and, in his Lite designs, addressed them. All in all, the Passagemaker Lite series is masterful work.

Tad Roberts