The Seafarer 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1971.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

The Seafarer 38 was also sold as the Rhodes 38, Seafarer 38 Ketch and the Seafarer 38C.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7]}

The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The Seafarer 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, optional cutter rig or optional ketch rig. Short or tall masts were also options, as was a bowsprit for the cutter rig.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7]}

The hull has a clipper bow; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 16,500 lb (7,484 kg) and carries 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the standard keel.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7]}

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 60 U.S. gallons (230 L; 50 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 150 U.S. gallons (570 L; 120 imp gal).^[1][2][4][5]

The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an U-shaped settee in the main cabin around a drop-down table and an aft cabin with two single berths. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.0 kn (13.0 km/h).^[4][7]

• List of sailing boat types

• Photo of a Seafarer 38 sloop