| Seafarer 38 | |
| Designer: | Philip Rhodes |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Builder: | Seafarer Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4.5feet |
| Displacement: | 165000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 37.75feet |
| Lwl: | 27.25feet |
| Beam: | 10.5feet |
| Engine: | Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | modified long keel |
| Ballast: | 55000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 36.8feet |
| J: | 14.7feet |
| P: | 31.2feet |
| E: | 14feet |
| Sailplan: | masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 218.4square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 270.48square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 488.88square feet |
The Seafarer 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1971.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Seafarer 38 was also sold as the Rhodes 38, Seafarer 38 Ketch and the Seafarer 38C.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The Seafarer 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, optional cutter rig or optional ketch rig. Short or tall masts were also options, as was a bowsprit for the cutter rig.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The hull has a clipper bow; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 165000NaN0 and carries 55000NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.5feet with the standard keel.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [4] [5]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an U-shaped settee in the main cabin around a drop-down table and an aft cabin with two single berths. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower.[1] [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The design has a hull speed of 7kn.[4] [7]
