Nauticat 38

Built 1975–? by Siltala Yachts (Finland)

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About the Nauticat 38

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

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Built: 1975–?
Builder: Siltala Yachts (Finland)
Designer: Kaj Gustafsson
Length: 37.5 ft
Waterline: 30.33 ft
Beam: 11.17 ft
Draft: 5.92 ft
Displacement: 24,200 lb
Ballast: 5,250 lb
Hull / keel: fin keel
Rig: ketch
Propulsion: inboard
Fuel: 131 gal
Water: 88 gal
Stern thruster: none

Sources disagree on engines — left blank rather than guessed.

Pilothouse staysail-ketch motorsailer with fin keel and skeg rudder. Built from 1975; boats are listed for sale from at least 1979 to 2001, so the run was long and engines changed over time.

Known problems for this model

No well-sourced problem reports found yet.

Model sources (3)

sailboatdata.com · sailboatdata.com · instagram.com

Other Nauticat models

Nauticat 33 1967–?
Nauticat 44 1974–?

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