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Seafarer Yachts 38C

Cutter · Long Keel · 1972–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.1
Displacement / length
364.0
Comfort ratio
36.6
Capsize screening
1.65
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1022
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1972–present
Designer
Philip L. Rhodes
Builder
Seafarer Fiberglass Yachts

Design & history

The Seafarer 38C, also known as the Rhodes 38, is a sailboat available in sloop, cutter, or ketch configurations with short and tall rig options. Many were sold in kit form.

Notable features
Sloop, cutter, or ketch rig optionsShort and tall rig optionsBowsprit was an option
Variants
  • Rhodes 38
Design

Based on the earlier Rhodes Bahama (1964).

Production

Many were sold in kit form.

Curated reference notes

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