All Things Ocean,
All The Time
Design and Construction
Semi-displacement hull design with soft chines, deep forefoot, broad sections aft for form stability, and full keel
Strong stainless steel skeg and large rudder
Low profile with chariot-style flybridge and low-rise pilothouse. Excellent Great Loop boat.
Full-beam salon, open interior design, port and starboard pilothouse doors
Separate head and shower compartments in master; day head with shower adjacent to salon
Convertible settee in salon; space for a freestanding chair or recliner
Exceptional light and ventilation – opening windows (7), opening portlights (5), opening hatches (2)
Structural stiffness with a solid FRP laminate hull with Vinylester resins in external layers — hull fitted with an internal FRP grid
Decks built with substantial laminations and cored with PVC foam
FRP fuel tanks (2), stainless steel water tanks (2), and FRP holding tank (1)
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Helmsman 38E
Specifications
LOA:
Beam:
Draft:
Dry Weight:
Tested Weight:
Fuel Capacity:
Water Capacity:
40'10" / 12.44m
13'11" / 4.24m
4' / 1.22m
30,000lbs / 13,608kg
32,133lbs / 14,575kg
400gal / 1,514L
145gal / 548L
Helmsman 38E
POWER:
24x26x4
1xCummins 6.7L 250-hp
PROPS:
REDUCTION:
Temp F | RH | Wind Lo | Wind Hi | Seas | Salt/Fresh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 | 53 | 10 | 15 | <1 | Fresh |
71
Temp F
53
RH
10
Wind Lo
15
Wind Hi
<1
Seas
Fresh
Salt/Fresh
PROPS:
24x26x4
POWER:
1xCummins 6.7L 250-hp
REDUCTION:
How We Tested
U.S. Calculated Numbers Based on Captains Data
Performance Data
RPM | MPH | Knots | Tot. GPH | GPM | MPG | NMPG | Range
Statute | Range Nautical | Endurance (Hrs) | dBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
600 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 4 | 1675 | 1456.4 | 385 | 56.4 |
1000 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1377 | 1197.2 | 225.7 | 62.5 |
1250 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1349 | 1172.9 | 182.3 | 65.5 |
1500 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 3 | 1237 | 1075.7 | 148.1 | 67.9 |
1750 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 925 | 804.7 | 101.7 | 70.1 |
2000 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 633 | 550.1 | 64.2 | 70.2 |
2200 | 10.4 | 9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 493 | 428.6 | 47.6 | 70.1 |
2400 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1 | 397 | 345 | 36.9 | 70.4 |
2600 | 11.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 330 | 287.3 | 28.9 | 81.8 |
Metric Calculated Numbers Based On Captains Data
RPM | KPH | Knots | Tot. LPH | LPK | KPL | NMPL | Range
KM | Range Nautical | dBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
600 | 7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.98 | 1.07 | 2695 | 1456 | 56.4 |
1000 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 6 | 0.6 | 1.63 | 0.88 | 2216 | 1197 | 62.5 |
1250 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.59 | 0.86 | 2171 | 1173 | 65.5 |
1500 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 1.46 | 0.79 | 1991 | 1076 | 67.9 |
1750 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 1.09 | 0.59 | 1489 | 805 | 70.1 |
2000 | 15.9 | 8.6 | 21.2 | 1.3 | 0.75 | 0.4 | 1018 | 550 | 70.2 |
2200 | 16.7 | 9 | 28.6 | 1.7 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 793 | 429 | 70.1 |
2400 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 0.47 | 0.25 | 638 | 345 | 70.4 |
2600 | 18.4 | 10 | 47.2 | 2.6 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 532 | 287 | 81.8 |