Original Sales Brochures
Click on a picture to download an Adobe Acrobat PDF file of the brochure.
KP44 Brochure (1.7 MB)
KP46 Brochure (312 KB)
Original Sail Logo
Documents Specially Pertaining to Peterson Cutters
Tuning and Rigging
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Articles and Reviews
What Boats Are Really Out There?
Sailnet, John Kretschmer, Nov 2003. Features KP44 as a favorite among world cruisers.
Technical Resources
Batteries aboard Cruising Sailboats
Why They Fail; What To Do About It. Letter from Justin Godber of Lifeline Batteries
Peterson Cutter Plans and Drawings
KP44 Ground Tackle Drag Force Calculations
Inland and International Navigation Light Requirements
KP44 Polar Diagrams
Winch Resources
ZIP
Rudder Resources
Engine and Drive Train Manuals
Perkins 4.154 Manuals
Original manuals scanned into Adobe Acrobat format
Borg-Warner Velvet Drive Manuals
Original manuals scanned into Adobe Acrobat format
Ford Lehman Engine Manuals
Original manuals scanned into Adobe Acrobat format
GROCO Seacocks
Original KP44 GROCO Seacocks Parts List and maintenance information
Other Documents of Interest
Boat Electric Wire Technical Data
Decimal to Fractional Measure Conversion Tables
Stainless Steel White Paper
Inside scoop on used boat pricing
March 2002 by Richard Meeks, F46 owner & (former) broker
Electrical Conductivity of Materials
Why you shouldn't put a stainless washer under that battery
Differences Between International and North American Power
Why overseas 220 volts is NOT the same as USA 220 volts
Lightning and Lightning Protection
Selden Single Line Reefing Instructions