Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20

Optimus Blue SC3DM 31 Top Deep Cycle battery located in aft starboard storage area.

Cutter rigged Nor'Star Fiberglass Yachts/Pacific Seacraft (USA) Aluminium spars (1978) with Stainless Steel standing rigging (1978)

12 volt battery, 110 shore power voltage, 1 batteries charged by: solar panels, shore power

For moorage the total length is 24 ft.

Per the Practical Sailor's excellent review of the Pacific Seacraft Flicka 20:

"The hull of the Flicka is a solid fiberglass laminate to a layup schedule adequate for most 30-footers of moderate displacement.

The deck has a plywood core rather than the balsa core common in production boats. In a boat of this displacement-length ratio the heavier plywood reduces stability but probably only marginally. Its virtue is that installation of add-on deck hardware is easier.

The hull-to-deck joint is done in a manner Practical Sailor strongly advocates: the hull has an inward flange on which the deck molding fits, bonded with a semi-rigid polyurethane adhesive/sealant and through bolted with 1/4″ stainless steel bolts on 4″ centers. These bolts also secure the standard aluminum rail extrusion; on boats with the optional teak caprail in lieu of the aluminum, the bolts pass through the fiberglass, and the caprail is then fastened with selftapping screws. As the rail sits atop a 1/2″ riser, water cannot puddle at the joint. We have heard no reports of any hull-to-deck joint failure in a production Flicka.

The interior of the boat uses a molded hull liner that is tab bonded to the hull. Given the ruggedness of the hull laminate, we doubt if this stiffening adds much to the hull itself, but it does make the relatively thin laminate of the liner feel solid under foot.

A few other specific construction details deserve note:

• The hardware on the Flicka is generally excellent, whether it is the standard or the optional cast bronze package, provided your taste allows for a mixture of traditional and modern. Since weight has not been a factor, most of the fittings are rugged, even massive. All through hull fittings are fitted with seacocks. Particularly impressive is the tabernacle mast step, a contrast with the flimsy sheet steel versions on cheaper boats.
• The scribed “planking seams” in the fiberglass topsides as well as the scrollwork are especially well done.
• External chainplates eliminate a common source of through-deck leaks but at the expense of exposing the chainplates to damage.
• There is good access to the underside of the deck and coaming for installation of deck hardware. The headliner in the cabin is zippered vinyl.
• Anyone with a modern boat with its vestigal bilge sump has to appreciate the Flicka’s deep sump in the after end of the keel.
• The ballast (1,750 lbs of lead) is encapsulated in the molded hull, risking more structural damage in a hard grounding than exposed ballast but eliminating possible leaking around keel bolts."

Water tank is assumed to be plastic.
Holding tank is integral with the porti-potty.

Waterline Boats / Boatshed does not independently verify capacities and measures, which are reported from seller-provided information and/or literature.

This vessel feels solid from the moment you step aboard.

The cabin seems spacious and well built, but needing some attention to the hull-side coverings and headliner. The cabin offers a V-berth, settee, and quarter berth, allowing for up to 4 adults.

Storage space is available throughout the cabin, including under the settee, in the aft starboard storage area, and under sections of the Vberth.

The galley was originally setup with a stove, sink, and ice box, but the stove has been removed.

The porta-potti / head is situated under a removable section of the V-berth and is easily accessible.