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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)

  • Extensive use of sound deadening techniques and materials

  • Multi-layer composite interior floor construction, with rubber cork inner layer for sound and vibration reduction, topped with teak and holly strip planks

  • Expertly-crafted cabinetry — teak solids and veneers throughout for strength, water resistance and long-lasting beauty

  • Hand-brushed and hand-rubbed two-part polyurethane varnish in multiple layers, with final satin finish

  • Ceiling panels easily removable for wiring access

  • Wireways and cable runs positioned for easy equipment installations

  • Quality stainless steel deck hardware

  • Aluminum sliding pilothouse doors (2) and aft cabin door

  • Oversized double-rung stainless steel safety rails with finely polished welds

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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

30000lbs / 1,361kg

32,133lbs / 14,575kg

400gal / 1541L

145gal / 549L

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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
Helmsman 38E

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
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