MJM 38R

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: sport cruiser · LOA 11.73 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

38.5 ft (11.73 m)

Hull length

35.7 ft (10.87 m)

LWL

—

Beam

11 ft (3.35 m)

Draft (min)

1.8 ft (0.55 m)

Draft (max)

2.9 ft (0.89 m)

Air draft

9 ft (2.74 m)

Displacement

13,309 lb (6,037 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

—

Heads

1

Berths

—

Performance

Maximum speed

43.4 kn

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

300–400 hp (Mercury)

Engine count

2

Engine manufacturer

Mercury

Propulsion type

outboard

Fuel capacity

250 gal (946 L)

Fresh water capacity

50 gal (189 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

epoxy composite (vacuum-infused, post-cured E-glass and foam core, C5 process)

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Hull length

stored from 'Length on Deck'

Top speed

50+ mph as printed (at least; 43.4 knots)

Engine options

Twin Mercury 300 hp Verado power; Twin Mercury 400 hp Verado power

Accommodation

Roomy V-berth with integrated storage

Specifications as printed

Length Overall 38'6"; Length on Deck 35'8; Beam 11'; Draft (Engines Up) 21.5"; Draft (Engines Down) 35"; Displacement 13,310 lbs.; Fuel Capacity 250 Gallons; Water Capacity 50 Gallons; Air Height with Radar 9'

Unit basis

printed in feet/inches, pounds and US gallons; converted

Engine power basis

per engine as printed (min/max across the packages)

Displacement basis

as printed (13,310 lbs.); no load stated

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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About MJM Yachts

Premium production

North Carolina builder of Downeast-styled pilothouse yachts founded in 2002 by J/Boats founder Bob Johnstone with naval architect Doug Zurn — six outboard models of 11.7 and 14.2 metres in the X, V and R series, built in vacuum-infused, oven-cured epoxy at Washington, NC.

MJM says it began with a simple idea: build boats that owners actually want to use. Its timeline dates the company to 2002, when Bob Johnstone, founder of J/Boats, partnered with the naval architect Doug Zurn, and puts the first launch, the MJM 34z, in 2003 (the introduction to the same page speaks of 'the first 34z in 2004'); the 'z' stands for Zurn, and the yard describes the boat as revolutionary for its 3.5:1 beam ratio and epoxy construction, burning half the fuel of its competitors. In 2009 the MJM 40z became, in the yard's words, the first 40-foot Downeast-style yacht to achieve ISO Category A Ocean certification. In 2014 the company entered the large-yacht market with the 50z, equipped with a Seakeeper gyro as standard, and in 2017 the 35z was its first outboard boat, which the yard says proved a Downeast-style boat could run efficiently at 50 mph. In 2019 manufacturing moved from Boston BoatWorks to a new private facility in Washington, North Carolina, for vertical integration, faster production and better quality assurance, and in 2025 the whole range began an interior transformation towards a more yacht-inspired standard.

The MJM Yachts Range

Every model MJM Yachts publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. MJM 47R46.7 ft
2. MJM 47X46.7 ft
3. MJM 38R· this model38.5 ft
4. MJM 38RS38.5 ft
5. MJM 38V38.5 ft
6. MJM 38X38.5 ft

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