[C38] performance

[david at dlrfilms.com]

> Is there some way I can get more power and control without getting a
> bigger
> engine? What's the best way to turn the helm when I back up in a tight
> area
> to keep the stern swinging to the left?


At the risk of sounding condescending, the engine you have is more than
enough, and the C38 is a wonderfully nimble boat. I've motored out of
dockside danger in our C38 that would have entailed thousands of dollars
of damage if I was in the 23' fishboat my dad and I used to bang around
in.

All this will be reveeled to you as you get to know your boat. In the mean
time go slow. You don't have any control unless you are moving, but that
big spade rudder will kick in with almost no motion, and the keel makes a
nearly perfect pivot point. Before long you'll be spinning the boat inside
it's own length!