Thoughts on a 38 holland

[Mave]

Just wondering whats good and bad about a 38 Holland, I love the looks of the hull but i know know the pro's or con's of them. Any one with any insight on the hull or an opinion on it drop a comment I'd like to know more about it.

 

[F/V First Team]

engine box

 

[tunamojo]

Travis, do you know if "The Chain" has a box ?

 

[Mave]

what about an engine box?

 

[tunamojo]

Mave, first is saying the boat would have a raised box over the engine ?

 

[Mave]

Oh well, i'd rather have an engine box, i like stacking my buoys on it when i shift

 

[tunamojo]

Got ya.... I have a friend that owned one it pushed easy and was a comfy ride !!

 

[Mave]

Good, looking around for a bigger boat and it seems like 38 holland is what i want, but it"ll be a couples years before i would ever get another boat

 

[F/V First Team]

Travis, do you know if "The Chain" has a box ?

banged against it many times
it has two boxes, big one in the wheelhouse and a small one on the outside over the air cleaner

 

[richardh]

the 38 i work on in the winter some times has a 420 deere and she has a 2ft tall one

 

[eztbone]

I have a 38 without an engine box. I love the look of the boat. Great ride. Detroit 6v92.

 

[scupper1]

Friend of mine has a 38 with a 500 hp qsc 8.3 cummins and no engine box.

 

[F/V First Team]

are they step up cabins? because that's the same as having an engine box

 

[scupper1]

Nope, no step up.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

Engine boxes should be outlawed !!!

 

[Mave]

how does that hull turn, like radius wise?

 

[Toolate]

Yacht finished version in my marina (Kind of Blue) and everyone who runs it says its the smoothest ride f any boat and great in a following sea. Owner of the yard says "best" riding boat he has ever run in rough seas- dry and smooth. Dont know what it has for power but it runs 18 kts easy and tracks nicely when I have seen it steaming.