BoatsDurbeck 38

Durbeck 38

Cutter · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1977

A 1977 cutter with a heavy-displacement hull and a high comfort ratio of 45.31, built for steady, long-distance cruising

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 45 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 45
CoastalBluewater

At 1.57 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.57
LightHeavy

404 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 404
EasygoingPowered-up

12.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.3
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file

Compared with 412 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
29.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.3
Displacement / length
403.6
Comfort ratio
45.3
Capsize screening
1.57
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1208
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1977
Builder
Durbeck's Inc

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Cabo Rico 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aft-cockpit evolution of the Tiburon 36, offering a heavy-displacement cutter platform for stable blue-water sailing
Cape George 3610.97 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA heavy-displacement cutter with a long keel, designed by Atkin and Monk for offshore stability and steady passage-making
Tayana 3711.18 mSame hull family0.4 m shorterA Robert Perry-designed long-keel cutter with a heavy displacement and a production run of nearly 600 hulls
Hans Christian 38T11.56 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA traditional cutter with a long keel and high comfort ratio, built between 1976 and 1989 for steady offshore cruising
Alberg 3711.33 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA long-keeled masthead sloop produced for two decades with a transition from wood-heavy interiors to molded fiberglass
Downeaster 3811.58 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1974-era cutter with a 35.4 comfort ratio, built for stable, long-distance voyaging on a heavy-displacement hull

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