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{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2022}}
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|name              = Hughes 38-2
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|designer          = Sparkman & Stephens
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|location          = Canada
|year              = 1970
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|builder           = Hughes Boat Works
|role              = Cruiser-Racer

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|displacement      = {{convert|12700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type         = [[Engineering:Monohull|monohull]]
|construction      = fibreglass
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|engine            = [[Engineering:Universal Atomic 4|Universal Atomic 4]] gasoline engine

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|rudder type       = [[Engineering:Skeg|skeg]]-mounted [[Engineering:Rudder|rudder]]

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|previous          = [[Engineering:Hughes 38-1|Hughes 38-1]]
|successor         = [[Engineering:Hughes 38-3|Hughes 38-3]]
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The '''Hughes 38-2''' or '''Hughes 38 Mark II''', is a Canadian [[Engineering:Sailboat|sailboat]] that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser-racer and first built in 1970. The boat is a version of Sparkman & Stephens' design number 1903.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-38-2|title= Hughes 38-2 sailboat|access-date= 22 June 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220622235042/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-38-2|archive-date= 22 June 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hughes/38-2|title= Hughes 38-2|access-date= 22 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220622235034/https://sailboat.guide/hughes/38-2|archive-date= 22 June 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sparkman-stephens|title= Sparkman & Stephens|access-date= 22 June 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200810200933/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sparkman-stephens|archive-date= 10 August 2020|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/sparkman-stephens|title= Sparkman & Stephens|access-date= 22 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220621155228/https://sailboat.guide/sparkman-stephens|archive-date= 21 June 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

The Hughes 38-2 is a development of the 1967 [[Engineering:Hughes 38-1|Hughes 38-1]] and was later developed into the [[Engineering:Hughes 38-3|Hughes 38-3]]. All are based on the same Sparkman & Stephens hull design. When Hughes Boat Works was renamed North Star Yachts the design was developed into the [[Engineering:North Star 38|North Star 38]].<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

==Production==
The design was built by Hughes Boat Works in Canada, from 1970 until 1971, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works|title = Hughes Boat Works|access-date = 22 June 2022|last = McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url = https://archive.today/20210218150407/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hughes-boat-works|archive-date = 18 February 2021|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hughes|title= Hughes Boat Works|access-date= 22 June 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220530135310/https://sailboat.guide/hughes|archive-date= 30 May 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Design==
The Hughes 38-2 incorporated a number of changes from the 38-1, including a T-shaped cockpit, the option of a taller mast for areas with lighter winds and a redesigned interior.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The 38-2 is a recreational [[Engineering:Keelboat|keelboat]], built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a [[Engineering:Skeg|skeg]]-mounted [[Engineering:Rudder|rudder]] controlled by a [[Engineering:Tiller|tiller]] and a fixed, swept fin [[Engineering:Keel|keel]]. It displaces {{convert|12700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The boat is fitted with a [[Engineering:Universal Atomic 4|Universal Atomic 4]] gasoline engine for docking and manoeuvring.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, two straight settees in the main cabin and an aft quarter berth on the port side. The [[Engineering:Galley (kitchen)|galley]] is located on the starboard side just forward of the [[Engineering:Companionway|companionway]] ladder. The galley is equipped with a stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The [[Engineering:Head (watercraft)|head]] is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

For sailing the design may be equipped with a [[Engineering:Jib|jib]] or a larger [[Engineering:Genoa (sail)|genoa]].<ref name="Guide"/>

The design has a [[Physics:Hull speed|hull speed]] of {{convert|6.96|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Guide"/>
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==See also==
*[[Engineering:List of sailing boat types|List of sailing boat types]]

==References==
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[[Category:Keelboats]]
[[Category:Sailing yachts]]

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