"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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First off: Bubbles--this is not intended to be a bashing session aimed
at
your boat. It is only a personal observation. Sorry if it contradicts
your
personal beliefs.


It's not the same boat of course. I find it hard to believe you can't
stand up. Could the 38s5 be more of a all out racer than the 35s5? My
line cover is solid as a rock and shows no crazing. For that matter
none of the glasswork shows crazing.

I assumed that it was just the next larger boat in the Starcke lineup, not
really much different than your boat, but longer and somewhat beamier. If
it is a different concept (more racer vs. more cruiser) I'm unaware of it.
To be fair, the line cover didn't show any damage, but it certainly flexed a
lot when anyone walked on it. Even my 105 lb. wife complained about it.

Headroom on my boat is just shy for my 6'3, by a fraction. Everyone
else can stand up.

This boat couldn't have been more than 6'1" at the companionway and no more
than 5' 9" at the mast support. To say the least we were surprised by the
lack of headroom.

The aft cabin is under the cockpit, just like every
other aft cabin boat in her class that has a big bed. Could the 38s5 be
smaller?

The berth was quite long--I'm guessing about 7'--but the portion of the bed
under the cockpit had only about 2 feet of clearance. I wouldn't be able to
roll over without hitting my shoulder against the liner under the cockpit.

Well, it aint my boat and pics of my vessel and interior shows that
I've been honest across the board.

Never doubted that. But it does seem unlikely that the 38' boat would be
smaller in several dimensions than the 35 footer.

I do agree about the floorboards. But in so many other ways she trumps
the so called quality of Tartan's, Sabres and C&Cs we looked at.

I suspect that's a subjective evaluation and probably not the consensus
among most sailors. Glad you're happy with your boat. The 38s5 we saw was
junk when it left the factory. It was nothing I would want, even when new.

Max