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Hunter Marine 38

B&R · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2004

A 38-foot cruiser featuring a Glenn Henderson-designed hull and B&R rig, optimized for coastal stability since 2004

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 38, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.96 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.96
LightHeavy

196 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 196
EasygoingPowered-up

16.2 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

33% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 33%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Beamier than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2895 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 38, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 38 is a Glenn Henderson-designed cruiser built by Hunter Marine from 2004 onward, featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel with a spade rudder. It measures 11.6 meters LOA, with a 3.9-meter beam, 2.0-meter draft, and 8319 kg displacement. Optional features include a shoal draft keel of 1.53 meters, a furling mainsail, or a furling mainsail with vertical battens. The mast height for the furling option is 18.47 meters.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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On the water

The Hunter Marine 38 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
33.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
196.5
Comfort ratio
26.3
Capsize screening
1.96
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1601
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2004
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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The family

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