SEAFARER 38 KETCH
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 37.75 ft |
| LWL | 27.25 ft |
| Beam | 10.5 ft |
| Draft | 4.5 ft |
| Displacement | 16,500 lb |
| Ballast | 5,499.4 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.0 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 40.75 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 17.16 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 35.16 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 14 ft |
| PYmizzen luff | 18 ft |
| EYmizzen foot | 7 ft |
| FLforestay | 17.2 ft |
| Mainsail | 615.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 349.6 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 594.4 sq ft |
About the SEAFARER 38 KETCH
Also called RHODES 38. Cutter or staysail ketch.
Direct variants of the SEAFARER 38 KETCH
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
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Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 37.75ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
2 documented issues across 2 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model SEAFARER 38C. The SEAFARER 38 KETCH shares its hull, so these findings apply.
This variant has a different rig (Staysail Ketch vs Cutter); those items are flagged below. Everything else is hull/structural and applies directly.
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