1979 Rival 38

Boat Description

The Rival 38 is the fifth Peter Brett-designed Rival, created to bridge the gap between the successful Rival 34 and the flagship Rival 41. This model features fuller ends compared to smaller Rivals and a clever raised companionway deck layout, providing twin aft cabins. The Peter Brett-designed Rivals are known for their offshore cruising capabilities and are highly sought after by blue-water cruisers globally.

Previously, STROLLA MOR has successfully cruised the Atlantic coasts of the UK and Europe, including a venture to the Azores. With ongoing maintenance and upgrades over the last decade, she stands as one of the best examples of the Rival 38 in recent years. Now reluctantly for sale as her current owner considers transitioning to a motor yacht, she comes with an extensive inventory, including:

• Constructed to Lloyds 100A1
• Beta Marine B38 marine diesel engine, just 450 hours of running since installation (2021)
• PSS shaft seal
• Professional re-wiring of 12V and 230V systems in winter 2020/23, including new switch panel
• New domestic batteries installed for 2023 season
• Sterling Power Products ProCharge Ultra battery charger (2014)
• Custom-built teak wheel
• Hydrovane self-steering gear (not currently fitted)
• Raymarine Autopilot system with P70R control head and ACU200 course computer (2024)
• Raymarine Axiom 7, showing depth and log information (2022)
• Raymarine i60 wind instrument (2024)
• Raymarine RAY63 DSC VHF (2022)
• Sea-Me active radar detector and enhancer
• Webasto diesel-fired, blown air heating system (2014)
• Standing rigging fully replaced in 2018
• Extensive sail wardrobe
• Sprayhood and mainsail cover all fitted new in 2019
• 4 person canister liferaft (2020)

Currently wintering ashore at Creran Marine, with a launch planned for late April, the Rival 38 STROLLA MOR is available for immediate viewing.

Construction

Hull Construction:

Built to Lloyds 100A1
Single piece GRP moulded hull
GRP moulded aft section of keel
GRP moulded skeg
GRP formed internal structural members
Plywood bulkheads laminated to hull and deck
Original off-white gelcoat finish to topsides

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit
Moulded bulwark
Teak capping rail
Moulded non-slip texture panels to finish the deck and coachroof top
Hardwood slats to finish cockpit seating

Keel & Rudder:

Lead ballast keel forming forward section of fin keel
Skeg hung GRP rudder

Machinery

Engine:

Beta Marine B38 marine diesel engine (2021)
38hp @ 3,600rpm
Kubota base engine
4 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
RCD 2 / EPA Tier III compliant
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:

Engine serviced and winterised in autumn 2024
Engine running hours - 450hrs
Cruising speed under engine 6kts

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel prop shaft
PSS shaft seal
3-blade bronze fixed prop
Wheel steering system
Custom-built teak wheel
Emergency tiller

Autopilot:

Raymarine P70R control head (2024)
Raymarine ACU200 course computer (2024)
Raymarine linear drive

Windvane:

Hydrovane self-steering gear
Currently removed and stowed ashore

Electrical Systems

Voltage systems:

12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system
Professional re-wiring of 12V and 230V systems in winter 2020/23, including new switch panel

Shore Power:

Extension lead to connect shore supply
Single 16amp connection point
Hardwired system with RCD protection
Galvanic isolator
230VAC sockets, battery charger, water heater

Battery Banks:

Domestic Battery Bank – 3x 12VDC, 100Ah, Yuasa, lead acid batteries (2023)
Engine Battery Bank – 1x 12VDC, 105Ah, Numax, lead acid batteries

Alternator:

Single engine driven alternator

Battery Charger:

Sterling Power Products ProCharge Ultra battery charger (2014)
230VAC – 12VDC, 20amp

General:

12VDC auxiliary charging socket at chart table
USB charging socket at chart table

Plumbing

Fresh Water:

Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Hot and cold water taps in heads
Shower fitting in heads
Hot water provided via calorifier with immersion heater

Bilge Pumps:

Manual bilge pump x2

Deck Wash:

Salt water deck wash system
Jabsco pressure pump

Tankage

Fuel:

Single diesel tank
Approximate capacity 180ltrs

Fresh Water:

Single fresh water tank
Approximate total capacity 200ltrs

Calorifier:

Insulated tank installed new 2023
Heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater

Navigation & Communication Equipment

On Deck:

Plotter – Raymarine Axiom 7, showing depth and log information (2022)
Wind – Raymarine i60 (2024)
Magnetic Compass

Communications Equipment:

DSC VHF – Raymarine RAY63 (2022)
Radar Detector – Sea-Me active radar detector and enhancer

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

Galley Stove – Plastimo gas cooker, 2 burner, oven and grill (Professionally serviced 2022). Gimbal mounted
Fridge – Top loading built-in fridge with 12VDC compressor and chiller plate
Twin stainless steel sink
Mixer tap

Heads:

Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet (2009)
Wash hand basin
Hot and cold water taps
Shower fitting
Electric shower sump discharge pump – Currently inoperative

Heating:

Webasto diesel-fired, blown air heating system (2014)
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in forward cabin, saloon and aft cabin

Entertainment:

Bulkhead mounted speakers in saloon
Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout.
LED under deck head strip lighting in saloon
Bulkhead-mounted reading lights in saloon and cabins
Chart table light

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

Twin/Double forward cabin
Heads
Saloon, converting to provide two occasional berths
Nav Station
Galley
Twin aft cabin

Accommodation Finish:

Joinery work of teak veneered plywood with solid teak trims.
White formica finish to heads compartment
Solid teak sole board and grating in heads
Teak veneered plywood soleboards in cabins and saloon
Vinyl covered head lining panels with varnish teak trims
New upholstery and foams for forward cabin berths in 2018

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

Twin V-berths forward
V-shaped standing room between bunks
Shelves above bunks, outboard port and starboard
Access to chain locker forward
Bin type storage lockers beneath bunks.

Saloon:

Centrally mounted, variable height saloon table
Wrap around U-shaped saloon settee to port.
Port settee converting to occasional single berth
Bench settee to starboard, converting to a single berth
Pull-out pipecot over single settee to starboard
Selection of storage lockers overhead, outboard of settee backrests to port and starboard
Bulkhead mounted bookshelves forward to port

Nav Station:

Located to port side of companionway.
Forward facing ½ admiralty chart size chart table
Dedicated forward-facing navigators seat with fold-out section to increase seat width
Chart storage within table top.
Bosuns drawers below table forward
Bookshelf fitted on bulkhead above chart table, forward inboard
Ships switch panel outboard of navigators seat (2024)

Heads:

Located aft of nav station on port side
Jack’n’Jill access to heads from aft cabin also
Jabsco manual marine toilet forward outboard
Counter top unit aft outboard with inset wash hand basin
Mixer tap pulling out for use as shower head.
Vanity lockers outboard.

Galley:

L shaped galley to starboard side of companionway.
Stainless steel sink inboard forward.
Top-loading fridge outboard forward
Gimbal-mounted cooker outboard centrally with worktop area aft of cooker
Selection of lockers and crockery storage outboard above worktop
Selection of lockers beneath worktop
Wet hanging locker aft of galley worktop in passageway to aft cabin

Aft Cabin:

Accessed through galley on starboard side with door to separate
En-suite access to heads from port side of cabin
Hanging locker forward, outboard to starboard.
Single berths outboard to port and starboard aft
Standing room centrally with shelf forward and aft with drawer above aft
Opening deck hatch to cockpit
Storage lockers beneath both bunks
Access to aft end of engine and gearbox

Deck Equipment

Rig:

Single spreader, deck stepped, masthead sloop rig
Kemp Masts anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel standing rigging with chromed bronze bottle screws.
Standing rigging fully replaced in 2018
Furlex 300S roller reefing system on forestay for genoa
Removable inner forestay
Fully battened, slab reefing mainsail
Rod kicker
Main halyard and genoa roller reefing lines replaced in 2021
Lazyjacks

Winches:

Primary Winches – 2x Antal W44, two-speed, self-tailing winches
Secondary Winches – 2x Lewmar 42, two-speed
Cockpit Control Line Winch – 1x Lewmar 16, two-speed
Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 1x Lewmar 16, self-tailing, two-speed, 2x Lewmar 24, two-speed. 1x Lewmar 24, two-speed.
Mast Mounted Reefing Winch – 1x Lewmar 8, single speed

Sails:

Mainsail – White dacron, fully battened, loose footed. 3 reefing points. Mainsail running on Rutgerson mast cars. Crusader Sails 2014
Genoa – White dacron with blue UV Strip. Roller reefing with foam luff. Owen Sails 2010
Working Jib – White dacron. Hank-on sail for rigging on inner forestay.
Cruising Chute – Fitted with snuffer

Canvas Work:

Mainsail Cover – Stackpack style cover with mast boot and lazy jacks (2019)
Sprayhood – Custom designed and built with roll-away central section to improve companionway access. Owen Sails 2019
Wheel cover
Cockpit Cushions (2018)

Anchoring & Mooring:

Bower Anchor – 18kg Knox anchor with 60m chain rode (chain fitted new in 2021)
Kedge Anchor – 15lb Danforth with 25m chain rode
Electric Anchor Windlass – SL Horizon 1000 electric windlass
Mooring Warps – Selection
Fenders – Selection

Tender:

Inflatable dinghy with pump and oars

General:

Double stemhead roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats forward, midships and aft.
Stainless steel deck-mounted stanchions supporting double-tier stainless steel guard wires
Guardwire gates port and starboard
Teak topped cockpit coamings with primary and secondary winches mounted outboard of cockpit.
Port and starboard cockpit bench seats with lockers below aft end of seats
Steering pedestal aft
Thwart ships bench seat aft
Bridge deck forward with stainless steel grabrails to port and starboard between cockpit and companionway.

Safety Equipment

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner's specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

Masthead tri-colour and anchor light, LED
Steaming light
Navigation lights

Life saving:

Liferaft – 4 person cannister liferaft (2020)
Horseshoe lifebuoy x2 with lights
Danbuoy
Webbing Jackstays
Radar reflector – Mast mounted

Disclaimer

In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.