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IRWIN 38-1

IRWIN 38-1

Irwin Yachts🇺🇸· Design: Ted Irwin
$42,722 avg$11,000 – $77,000 (9 listings)from 1970
$2.5K – $6.7K est. annual maintenance
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Specifications

Hull

LOA37.75 ft
LWL27.5 ft
Beam10.5 ft
Draft9.58 ft/ 3.75 ft min
Displacement15,400 lb
Ballast6,500.3 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.0 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height45.25 ft
Jforetriangle base15 ft
Pmainsail luff40 ft
Emainsail foot13.5 ft
FLforestay15 ft
Mainsail631 sq ft
Jib (100%)339.4 sq ft
Spinnaker576.9 sq ft

Engine

CommonlyPerkins, Yanmar, Westerbeke, Vetus, Ford

Performance

Comfort34.0
Capsize1.69
SA/Disp15.8
Disp/Len331
Bal/Disp42.2

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 5 listings
Low
$21,367
Estimated Value
$34,965
High
$56,332
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

9 listings · boat years 19721990 · median $39,000

$0$50kmedian $39,00019751980198519901972 Irwin 38-1 · $16,000 · California, US1988 Irwin 38 mk 11 · $45,000 · California, US1990 38 · $77,000 · MA, US1987 38 · $72,500 · RI, US1988 38 · $27,500 · VI1990 Irwin irwin 38 · $72,000 · MA1987 Irwin irwin 38 mk ii · $24,500 · NY1984 Irwin irwin 38 · $39,0001988 Irwin irwin 38 · $11,000Asking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 37.75ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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$2.5K – $6.7K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the IRWIN 38-1yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a IRWIN 38-1? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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