Hallberg Rasssy 352 vs 38 What's the difference

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Looking to purchase either a Hallberg Rassy 352 or 38 (No projects this time) I see that both can be had in the region of £50000 so what if any beyond the 3ft is the noticeable differences will be viewing a few in the next few months but just wanted some opinions

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Very similar design and layout. The 38 obviously has more room and weighs a bit more. I owned a 352 for 19 years, and for much of that time my pontoon neighbour was a 38. Later 352s has a raised deck which gave more space inside. You can download all the specs, original sales brochures, etc from the Hallberg Rassy website.
 
The 352 seems to come with differing rigs. The original single-spreader one is a bit short on sail area by modern standards. The 382 goes quite well. When we were racing against them they were doing much the same speed as our more modern 34 downwind and reaching.
 
johnalison said:
The 352 seems to come with differing rigs. The original single-spreader one is a bit short on sail area by modern standards.
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Almost all the later boats were built with the taller double-spreader rig. Also, most 352s sold in the UK were the "Scandinavia" version, which had as standard the taller rig, Eberspacher heating, pressurised hot/cold water and shower, fridge and an extra battery.
 
pvb said:
Almost all the later boats were built with the taller double-spreader rig. Also, most 352s sold in the UK were the "Scandinavia" version, which had as standard the taller rig, Eberspacher heating, pressurised hot/cold water and shower, fridge and an extra battery.
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My Scandinavia has a single spreader rig but all of the other extras,,, hull number 166,


The 38 is just a bit bigger in every-way.

I'd have the 38 with a bow thruster if i had my time all over again, just for that few inches in the cabin etc....., but I'd take a 352 with a thruster over a 38 without....

They are a pig in reverse or a cross tide in a marina, but other than that great boats in any kind of a sea....

(But if my diet continues I will be able to convince myself that my boat is bigger.....)
 
pandos said:
They are a pig in reverse or a cross tide in a marina, but other than that great boats in any kind of a sea....
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My 352 didn't have a bowthruster, and I could do pretty much anything with it inside a marina. Maybe it was the 19 years of experience?
 
I can pretty much do anything also..... but often not the particular thing that I want to do.... and definitely not without considerable stress in difficult weather conditions.

I had no bother in my previous boat (Dufour 35)....

But then I may just be a duff sailor, but my next purchase is going to be a bow thruster....
 
I found that the long keel gave the boat quite a bit of inertia and resistance to side-on wind. The 352 also has very predictable prop-walk, which is handy when mooring, and can be used to turn the boat virtually in its own length. Going astern is OK as long as you get some way on, to allow the rudder to grip.
 
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