[1][2][3] The design was built by Lindsay Plastics and later by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, United States.
It has a masthead sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars, a raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, a spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed swept fin keel.
The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a molded fiberglass shower.
A jib sheet track, internally-mounted outhaul, boom vang and a spinnaker were all factory options.
[3] Darrell Nicholson, editor of Practical Sailor, wrote in a 2003 review, "the N-41 makes an excellent case for the fact that a boat that was designed intelligently and built well in the first place has a good chance of standing the tests of time ...