The Hughes 38-1 or Hughes 38 Mark I, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1967. It is Sparkman & Stephens design number 1903.[1][2][3][4]

Hughes 38-1
Development
DesignerSparkman & Stephens
LocationCanada
Year1967
Builder(s)Hughes Boat Works
RoleCruiser-Racer
NameHughes 38-1
Boat
Displacement12,700 lb (5,761 kg)
Draft6.00 ft (1.83 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfibreglass
LOA37.82 ft (11.53 m)
LWL27.00 ft (8.23 m)
Beam10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Engine typeUniversal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast6,100 lb (2,767 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height43.50 ft (13.26 m)
J foretriangle base14.50 ft (4.42 m)
P mainsail luff39.20 ft (11.95 m)
E mainsail foot13.70 ft (4.18 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead sloop
Mainsail area268.52 sq ft (24.946 m2)
Jib/genoa area315.38 sq ft (29.300 m2)
Total sail area583.90 sq ft (54.246 m2)

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hughes 38, but is now usually referred to as the Hughes 38-1 or Mark I to differentiate it from the later 1970 Hughes 38-2 and 1977 Hughes 38-3 designs.[1][2]

Production edit

The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1967 until 1969, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6]

Some hulls were also built by Hughes and sold to Hinckley Yachts of Southwest Harbor, Maine. These hulls were then fitted with a new deck design built by Hinckley and marketed as the Hinckley 38.[1][2][7][8]

Design edit

The Hughes 38-1 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 12,700 lb (5,761 kg) and carries 6,100 lb (2,767 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the standard swept fin keel.[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring, although a diesel engine was available as a factory option. The fuel tank holds 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal).[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee and a drop-down dinette table that forms a double berth in the main cabin and two aft quarter berths. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink, plus an ice box under the companionway steps. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower.[1][2]

For sailing the design may be equipped with one of a series of jibs or genoas.[2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.96 kn (12.89 km/h).[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes 38-1 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes 38-1". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  6. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hughes Boat Works". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hinckley 38". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  8. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hinckley 38". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.