Review of Nauticat 38
Basic specs.
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The boat is equipped with 4 cabins, 7 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Ford Marine diesel engine at 80.0 hp (59 kW), which gives a max speed about 7.4 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenence than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank which is made of stainless steel has a capacity of 600 liters (158 US gallons, 131 imperial gallons).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Nauticat 38 is 1.54, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Nauticat 38 is about 210 kg/cm, alternatively 1179 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 210 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1179 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Nauticat 38 is 46.1.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Nauticat 38 is 3.36.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Nauticat 38 is 387 which categorizes this boat among 'heavy cruisers'.
Maintenance
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 11.4 m | (37.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 11.4 m | (37.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 28.6 m | (93.7 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 25.1 m | (82.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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