Review of Mustang 38

Basic specs.

The Mustang 38 is a large motorboat.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths and 350.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Mustang 38 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 370 hp (275 kW). The speed is 37.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 2:

Mustang 38 may be equipped with dual inboard Fiat FPT diesel engines at 450 hp (335 kW). The speed is 42.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1200.0 liters (317 US gallons, 263 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

EU classification

Mustang 38 holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Mustang 38 is about 317 kg/cm, alternatively 1776 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 317 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1776 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Mustang 38 is 3.33.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.