Seafarer 38

Short description: Sailboat class

Seafarer 38Development

Designer| Philip Rhodes
Location| United States
Year| 1971
Builder(s)| Seafarer Yachts
Role| Cruiser
Boat
Boat weight| 16,500 lb (7,484 kg)
Draft| 4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type| monohull
Construction| fiberglass
LOA| 37.75 ft (11.51 m)
LWL| 27.25 ft (8.31 m)
Beam| 10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Engine type| Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type| modified long keel
Ballast| 5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Rudder(s)| keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type| Bermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)| 36.80 ft (11.22 m)
J (foretriangle base)| 14.70 ft (4.48 m)
P (mainsail luff)| 31.20 ft (9.51 m)
E (mainsail foot)| 14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Sails
Sailplan| masthead sloop
Mainsail area| 218.40 sq ft (20.290 m2)
Jib/genoa area| 270.48 sq ft (25.128 m2)
Total sail area| 488.88 sq ft (45.418 m2)

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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]

## Contents

* 1 Production
* 2 Design
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Production

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]

## Design

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 16,500 lb (7,484 kg) and carries 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) 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 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 150 U.S. gallons (570 L; 120 imp gal).[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 7.0 kn (13.0 km/h).[4][7]

## See also

* List of sailing boat types

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer 38C sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seafarer-38c.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Rhodes 38 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rhodes-38-seafarer.
3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Philip Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/rhodes-philip.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer 38 Ketch". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/seafarer/38-ketch.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Rhodes 38". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/seafarer/rhodes-38.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer 38 Ketch". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/seafarer-38-ketch.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer 38C". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/seafarer/38c.
8. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/seafarer-yachts.
9. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer Yachts". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/seafarer.

## External links

* Photo of a Seafarer 38 sloop

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