RIVAL 38
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 37.58 ft |
| LWL | 29.5 ft |
| Beam | 11.25 ft |
| Draft | 5.33 ft |
| Displacement | 17,280 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.3 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 48.4 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 14.33 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 37.6 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 13.75 ft |
| FLforestay | 14.3 ft |
| Mainsail | 626 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 346.8 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 589.5 sq ft |
About the RIVAL 38
The standard version (RIVAL 38A) has an aft cockpit. Some of these were rigged as Cutters. A center cockpit version was also available, as was a ketch rig. See the Rival Owners Site for more details.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 37.58ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the RIVAL 38yet 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.
Own a RIVAL 38? 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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