OE 38 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an OE 38 means chasing a rare bird: Crown Marine built only a few of Olle Enderlein's 38-foot fractional sloops in the early 1980s, and the handful that change hands do so quietly. What you can verify on paper is solid fiberglass construction, a fin keel drawing close to six feet, and a moderate-racer displacement profile — but the real work is in the hull-specific check.
Layouts on the Used Market
A single early-1980s Enderlein arrangement is the expectation rather than multiple factory options, with the 29-foot-6-inch waterline and 10-foot-8-inch beam defining a conventional cruiser interior whose specifics must be confirmed at the viewing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the Finnish used market the OE 38 commonly carries heating, solar power, a spinnaker, hot water, an autopilot, and a life raft as fitted equipment. For a buyer, that cluster means the boat was set up for cold-climate cruising and short-handed passage work: heating and hot water speak to cabin livability, solar and autopilot to sustained off-grid operation, and the spinnaker with life raft to occasional offshore or downwind use.
What to Inspect
The fin keel on a specific hull may sit as deep as 6.21 feet or as shallow as 5.91 feet depending on load anchor, so measure the keel-to-waterline relationship at the viewing and confirm the draft against your marina depths — a boat at the deep end excludes more harbors. Beyond that, a standard fiberglass survey for osmosis and a rig check against the original 14 mm sheet diameters are prudent, but no design-specific defect warrants targeted investigation.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The OE 38 turns up in Finland as the typical market. For a buyer, the short list is:
- Confirm the loaded draft against your home marina depth.
- Survey the solid fiberglass hull for osmosis.
- Verify heating and autopilot function if cold-climate cruising is planned.
- Check spinnaker and life raft service dates before offshore use.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the OE 38. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 1 | $40,788 | — |
Where they're listed
OE 38 listings appear across 1 country. Finland has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | $40,788 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavaria Yachts Ocean 38 | 39.04' | $ 102,486 | 30 | 7 |
| Sigma 38 | 38.33' | $ 52,434 | 21 | 1 |
| Ohlson 38 | 37.06' | $ 53,130 | 16 | 5 |
| X-Yachts Xc XC 38 | 37.99' | $ 329,171 | 14 | 5 |
| OE 38You are here | — | $ 40,782 | 1 | 1 |