WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 38.5 ft |
| LWL | 26 ft |
| Beam | 10 ft |
| Draft | 7 ft/ 4 ft min |
| Displacement | 18,000 lb |
| Ballast | 5,999.4 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.8 kn |
About the WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)
Rhodes Design #588. First boats built by Houde & Bergeron, Ltd. of Quebec CAN. 14 built by T. Knutson at LI NY beginning in 1951, as well as handful of others in the US.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES) 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 38.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)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.
Own a WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)? 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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