Swanson 38


Price
AU $75,000 Negotiable
Finance
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Currency
Length
38' - 11.58m
Vessel Location
Somerville VIC
Launch Year
1981
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP

The Swanson 38 has a reputation as a solid cruising boat. Destiny is 45 years old wth a 10 year fit out in Tasmania using various hard woods giving her a beautiful interior space

current list of improvements include:
Rigging redone ju ne 2026
800 w solar for house battery
100 watt solat panel for star link and double frezer/fridge
New solar controllers
New depth spunder
New chartplotter
New 240v/ 12 hot water service ( 12 volt not connected)
New bulge pumps ready for installation
New windless deck switches
New seals on all portholes
Gas control amd sniffer system
New code zero
Boom furling main sail

The layout of the boat is ideal for someone looking to liveaboard... There is ample water capacity 600L, hot water from a recently installed hot water system aft cabin, large v-bert, vacuum head with shower, gally with two gass burnner stove top and gass oven, large fridge and freezer that run off the engine, u shaped seating with table, 3 person bench seat all leather cushions.
One of the best looking interioirs of a swanson i have seen.

We are selling the boat as health reasons have ended our dream of long term sailing
There are still small jobs to be done on the boat and we are selling her as is
The photos are a true representation of how the boat looks today but please be aware we are currently living abourd our yatch.


Price
AU $75,000 Negotiable   
Vessel Name
Destiny
Launch Year
1981
Length
38' - 11.58m
Beam
3.5m
Draft
1.5 m
Vessel Location
Somerville Vic
Region
Victoria
Use
Cruising
Registration
YE508
Rego Expiry
24/02/2027
Designer
Swanson
Builder
Swanson
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP
Decks Material
GRP
Engine Make
Lister
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
35
Fuel Type
Diesel : 35hp lister water cooled
Engine Hours
Not verified
Fuel Consumption
2 L/ h
Max Speed
7 knots
Cruise Speed
5 knots
Propulsion
Inboard Shaft Drive
Thrusters
No
Genset
No
Fuel
250L
Water
600L
Dinghy
2.3 m bigbuck
Outboard
2.2 yamaha two stroke
Accommodation
Harwood interior leather setee
Cabins
1 bouble vberth 1 small double aft
Berths
5
Shower
Hot/ cold shower
Toilet
Vacum flush
Entertainment
Smart tv 240v/ 12v, JVC sterio
Galley
U shaped gally with ample storage 2 burner gas oven with grill, 2 sinks with hot and cold water
Refrigeration
Engine run fridge and freezer
Freezer
50l engine driven
Stove
2 burner gass stove
Water-Maker
No
Hot Water
Duetto 10L
Ground Tackle
VQR anchor 50 meters gavinized chain
Safety Gear
Flairs, eperb, fire extinguisher, gass sniffer, smoke allarm
Bilge Pumps
2 automatic
Life Raft
No
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
No
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
Yes
Electrics
4x 115ah. Agm 1 x 1000cca crank batterlead acid 1x 100ah lithium batety
800 w solar for house
100w solar for starlik
Electronics / Navigation
Oxiu chart plotter
Garmin 6 striker depth sounder
Hydrolic autohelm
Sail Inventory
1 Genoa
1 code zero
1x storm jib
1x stay sail
1xmain
Mast / Rigging
New rigging June 2026
Deck Gear
6 Barrlow winches
2 mast winches
Remarks
Selling due to health issues

CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Kevin
Telephone
Sommerville VIC
Australia


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