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Beneteau Gran Turismo 38

  • Build year 2011, Motorboat for sale
  • Wanssum, The Netherlands

229,000 EUR

Beneteau Gran Turismo 38 Motorboat 2011, with Volvo Penta engine, The Netherlands
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Grandyachts BV

  • Geijsterseweg 10, NL 5861 BL Wanssum, The Netherlands
  • Tel. +31(0)478450015 - +31(0)653186900

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Boat location: Wanssum / The Netherlands VAT status: EU-VAT paid. Just received very extensive maintenance. New stern drives, new airconditioning system, new engine service by Volvo Penta. Total investments made approx. € 40.000,- and zero hours since then. Can be delivered with a road worthy trailer for extra 20k. Was always inside a heated winter storage. Turn key boat, ready to go. 84 pictures on our website and in high-resolution upon request. We think the GT 38 is a noteworthy boat for a number of reasons. While she may look similar to many other express hardtops in class, there are some important differences. Air Step Hull. First, is her Air Step Hull which we think gives her demonstrably better performance than the same hull without this design. It has shown that the step is not just something that helps the boat at normal displacement speeds, but it moves a lot of air under the hull at planing speeds. Centerline Helm. There are a number of advantages to a centerline helm and the GT 38 takes advantage of them. First, three people can sit facing forward. Second, obviously, the skipper is equidistant from each side of the boat making docking a bit easier on one side. Third, there is no fore-and-aft bench seat with people being forced to sit sideways while underway. Centerline Access to Mid-cabin. I can think of only a few boats that have centerline access to the mid-cabin in class. This, combined with the engines shoved all the way back to the transom means that this full-beam cabin can have large twin berths running fore-and-aft. If a double is wanted, simply insert a small platform and sleep athwartships. Natural Light Below. More and more builders of express boats are discovering techniques of getting more sunlight below. This is an important attribute and it is done on the Gran Turismo 38 better than on most other boats in class. A "Step" in the Right Direction The GT 38 was built with the patented Air Step hull from Beneteau. I've tested a large number of boats in this class and have come to expect the performance parameters to be within a certain window and I'm rarely off. The GT 38 was one of those exceptions. My expectations went out the window as everything I anticipated from the 38's performance was off -- and for the better! Air is drawn down through tubes to the two exit points in the boat's keel and then washed across the stern of the boat as it travels forward. Acceleration was the first thing I noticed a difference in. The Air Step hull really showed itself with the 38's quick acceleration. I measured only 5.4 seconds to plane. This is in a boat with a test weight of over 8,000 kgs.) and a just under 4 metre beam. Swept back grooves in the bottom and ridges at the chines trap air under the aft section of the hull to reduce friction and drag. 20 knots came and went in 7.6 seconds, and we accelerated through 30 knots in 12.3 seconds. Again, all of this performance is just a shade off the marks set by average sportboats. If you want to pull wakeboarders behind this boat, they'll have the time of their lives! No Pounding Running back and forth across wakes showed a marked improvement in the way the 38 penetrates waves compared to others in class. I tended to slice through the waves until reaching the center of the hull, and then continued in a slightly elevated angle catching air underneath. Coming around across our wake just had us gently bouncing over the waves and continuing on course with none of that aggravating back and forth in the heel angle that one would normally expect on a deep-V with a sharp keel. After crossing, a big wake re-entry was gentle and uncharacteristically smooth. Both with contacting the wave, and coming back down, I was braced for the hull to pound, but it never came. The entire action was smooth and gentle. Looking forward at the bottom of an Air Step hull we can see the two large holes in the keel through which air is drawn under the boat. Agile Turning Turns were another area where this boat handled differently -- and more sprightly -- than most conventional express cruisers. At full speed, I cranked the wheel hard over and we simply entered a 5-degree bank and nearly pivoted around with no grab or slide. It seemed as if the combination of the propulsion aft and the Air Step together moved the stern around with unusual alacrity. Steering is very responsive with 2-1/2 turns from lock-to-lock.   Sterndrive Power for Performance The second aspect of the boat leading to optimum performance is the fact that it is driven not by conventional inboard drives or even pods, but rather by sterndrive lower units. Because the drives are so far aft and the Volvo Penta Duoprop drives are horizontal to the surface of the water, the standard D4 300-hp diesels can deliver efficient propulsion to the nearly 7500-kg, dry, boat. Bear in mind that Beneteau's objective is not to produce the fastest boat possible, which would mean putting in high-horsepower fuel-guzzling engines, but rather to power the boat in such a way that it can have a good turn of speed at best cruise where most people run their boats most of the time, and be fuel-efficient. With an empty weight of 7,348 kgs, full fuel, and 3 people onboard, we had a test weight of just over 8,181 kgs. With the twin 300-hp Volvo Penta D4 diesel engines, we reached a top speed of 32.3 kts at 3300 rpm.   Deck Layout The swim platform measures 3.0 m from side to side. The side decks are quite easy to access thanks to two steps from the cockpit and a very conveniently located handrail mounted to the aft end of the hardtop. There are no rails along the hardtop, but there is a molded-in groove that serves the purpose of keeping you secure in conjunction with the 63.5 cm high side rails. Bow At the bow, is a large sundeck area. There are no rails to the sides but there are drink holders. Non-skid covers the entire deck. At the bow, a Lewmar windlass is concealed under a hatch. There's an opening to the side of the wi

Specifications

Materiale / unit

Hull type

Fibreglass

Length

12.32

Beam

3.77

Depth

1.10

Motor & technic

Engine

Volvo Penta

Total power

260

Engine year

2011

Engine place

Inboard

Engine hours

633

Fuel

Diesel