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SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)

SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)

Nautor🇫🇮· Design: Sparkman & Stephens
1974–1979116 built
$2.5K – $6.7K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoMasthead SloopFin
One Ton Class

Specifications

Hull

LOA38.25 ft
LWL28.71 ft
Beam11.55 ft
Draft6.3 ft
Displacement18,300 lb
Ballast7,100.4 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.2 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height48.5 ft
Jforetriangle base15.81 ft
Pmainsail luff42.75 ft
Emainsail foot12 ft
FLforestay15.8 ft
Mainsail660.4 sq ft
Jib (100%)383.4 sq ft
Spinnaker651.8 sq ft

About the SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)

S&S design #2167. SWAN 38 S&S. Sail dims. here are for the one-ton sailplan. See SWAN 38 S&S for more details.

Direct variant of the SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)

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

Comfort34.4
Capsize1.76
SA/Disp14.8
Disp/Len345
Bal/Disp38.8

Pricing

We don't have market pricing data for the SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 38.25ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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Annual Maintenance
$2.5K – $6.7K
Hull, rigging, sails, engine service
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)yet 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 SWAN 38 S&S (1 TON)? 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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