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NAUTICAT 385

NAUTICAT 385

Nauticat Yachts OY🇫🇮· Design: Kaj Gustafsson
from 2005
$2.0K – $5.4K est. annual maintenance

Specifications

Hull

LOA38.22 ft
LWL33.14 ft
Beam11.81 ft
Draft6.07 ft
Displacement20,944 lb
Ballast6,724.1 lb
Material38’ 2”11.65 m
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.7 kn

Accommodation

Cabins2
Berths4
Heads6
Water116.2 L
Fuel88.5 L
CE categoryAbout325 000€(2017)

Engine

CommonlyYanmar

About the NAUTICAT 385

Replaced the N39. Same hull as the N37.

Performance

Comfort34.9
Capsize1.72
SA/Disp17.1
Disp/Len257
Bal/Disp32.1

ORC Performance Data(1 certificate)

Measured performance data from ORC (Offshore Racing Congress) certificates.

Polar Diagram

24680°30°60°90°120°150°180°WIND
6kn8kn10kn12kn14kn16kn20knbeat VMGrun VMG

Boat speed (kn) vs. true wind angle. Source: ORC

Racing Ratings

GPH683.3 s/miOSN665.1

Triple Number

LowMedHighOffshore0.86241.11621.2357Inshore0.67080.89421.0191

ORC Measured

Displacement8989 kg (19821 lb)Wetted surface31.3 m² (337 ft²)

Sail Areas (ORC)

Main35.2 m² (379 ft²)Genoa44.2 m² (475 ft²)Asymmetric92.8 m² (999 ft²)

Speed Table (kn)

TWA \ TWS681012141620
52°4.85.66.26.66.76.86.8
60°5.05.86.56.87.07.17.1
75°5.26.16.87.07.27.37.5
90°5.26.26.97.17.37.57.8
110°5.26.37.07.37.67.88.0
120°5.16.16.97.37.57.88.3
135°4.65.66.57.07.37.68.2
150°4.05.05.86.67.07.37.9
Beat VMG3.13.74.14.34.54.54.4
Run VMG3.44.35.05.76.46.97.5

Pricing

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Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 38.22ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

$/ft/mo
Annual Maintenance
$2.0K – $5.4K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the NAUTICAT 385yet 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 NAUTICAT 385? 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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