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Altena 38ft Steel Trawler-Style Motorboat – For Sale in Kent

A beautifully constructed Dutch-built Altena 38 trawler-style motor yacht, launched in 1992 and built to the renowned standards of Altena Yachting in the Netherlands. With a robust steel displacement hull and long keel, she offers exceptional seaworthiness and cruising comfort. Lovingly maintained by her current owners for the past 29 years, this vessel represents a rare opportunity to acquire a solid, well-cared-for motor cruiser with excellent equipment and low engine hours.

Accommodation:

• Berths: 4 in 2 comfortable cabins

• Layout: Forward double cabin, aft twin cabin, separate heads compartment

• Heads/Shower: Marine toilet with holding tank, washbasin, and shower with pressurised hot and cold water

• Heating & Cooling: Diesel cabin heating and air conditioning for year-round comfort

• Galley: Well-equipped with storage and facilities for extended cruising

Mechanical & Electrical:

• Engine: Holland 150 HP 6-cylinder keel-cooled diesel engine 2411 hours recorded

• Generator: Diesel generator with just 487 hours recorded

• Fuel: Diesel

• Last Antifoul & Maintenance: April 2025 – antifouled and anodes replaced

• Current Status: Recently lifted ashore for winter storage

Construction & Dimensions:

• Builder: Altena Yachting, Netherlands

• Year: 1992

• Construction: Steel displacement hull with long keel

• Length: 38 ft

This classic trawler-style cruiser is ideal for extended coastal or inland cruising, offering the stability and reliability for which Dutch motor yachts are renowned. Well-maintained and sensibly upgraded throughout her ownership, she is ready for her next adventure.

Please call our Kent Office +44 (0)1634 571605 for further information or to arrange a viewing.

The Altena 38 offers spacious and comfortable accommodation designed for extended cruising or liveaboard use. Below deck, she sleeps up to four in two well-appointed cabins.

Forward is a bright double cabin with a generous V-berth, plenty of storage, and natural light from an overhead hatch. It has good storage space. 

The raised saloon and wheelhouse form a welcoming social area, featuring panoramic views through large windows. You step down into a comfortable dinette with a table that seats four, with the galley opposite. The galley offers all the essentials for onboard living, including a 2-burner gas cooker, an oven with grill that was new in 2024, a double sink with hot and cold water, a refrigerator and freezer, and abundant storage for provisions

The helm stations,  due to their upper and lower positions, give excellent visibility and easy access to the side decks and aft cockpit. This trawler motor yacht has Eberspacher diesel cabin heating, D4. The upholstery is chocolate coloured velour fabric, which gives a warm, cozy feel to the vessel. 

Aft down a couple of steps lies the owner’s cabin, featuring a spacious offset double berth, wardrobes, and additional storage, offering privacy and comfort for longer stays aboard. It also has a separate shower with pressurised hot and cold water and a marine head with sink with hot and cold water, a marine toilet with a holding tank. 

The engine room, located beneath the saloon sole, allows excellent access for maintenance and service. The companionway steps lead up to the upper helm and aft deck, which gives easy access to the side and foredecks. The side decks have guardrail gates. There is a step of transom steps that lead down to the bathing platform, giving easy access to the dinghy when lowered on the davits. 

Safety Equipment:

• 1 x Automatic Fire Extinguisher in the engine bay
• 1 x Fire Extinguisher in the saloon
• Fire Blanket
• Gas Alarm
• Deck Light
• Spotlight
• 1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoys
• Sea Anchor
• 2 x Electric bilge pumps

Navigation Equipment

• Steering compass - Ritchie
• Depth – Garmin
• VHF Radio – DSC – Simrad
• GPS – Garmin
• Chartplotter – Standard Horizon with Electronic Chart - South Coast
• Radar –Furuno 1831
• AIS Receiver 
• AIS Transponder
• Autopilot – Raymarine ST5000
• Radio/CD player
• Navigation lights – Deck level
• Anchor light
• Clock and barometer 

Deck Equipment

• Anchor – Delta 20Kg with 8mm chain
• Windlass – Anchorman Electric
• Full Cockpit enclosure - new 2023
• Search light
• Bathing platform
• Swim ladder – stainless steel
• 4 x Mooring warps.
• 6 x Fenders
• Davits
• XM Brig 3m Dinghy 
• Mariner 5hp Outboard
• Paravane fish with stainless steel outriggers and fold-out anchoring attachments.

Keel/Hull

Steel displacement hull with Hydraulic steering. 

History & Construction

Built in 1992 this Altena 38 has a white steel hull and decks with non-slip surfaces. It has a steel deck in the aft cockpit area. Wheel steering. Steel toe rails. Stainless steel stanchions, pulpit. Glass windscreen with black bonded surround. Walk through the transom gates to the bathing ladder to the bathing platform. Teak battens to the bathing platform. Self-draining cockpit. Currently out of the water, October 2025. Last antifouled and hull polished, and anodes changed in April 2025. The owner is selling as looking for a newer, smaller motor yacht.  

Title Documents:

 When preparing these details, we have seen the following documentation: 

• Bill of Sale in the owner’s name.
• Invoice showing VAT has been paid
• Proof of location on 31st December 2020
• British Small Ships Registry Certificate 

Mechanical Systems:

This Altena 38 has a single New Holland (NHD675L),  a 6-cylinder 150HP diesel engine with a shaft drive to a fixed 4-blade prop. The engine is keel cooled. There is a rope cutter fitted to the shaft. The cutlass bearing was last changed in 2013. The engine has completed a total of 2411 hours as of 7th October 2025.  The engine was last serviced in May 2023. There is a total of 700 litres of fuel stored across three steel fuel tanks. This trawler motor yacht has a cruising speed of 6 knots and a maximum of 7 knots. To make handling easy, this boat is fitted with a bow thruster. 

Electrical Systems:

5 x 12-volt batteries (2 x engine 105AH new 2023 + 2 x domestic 120AH new 2023 1 x bow thruster/anchor windlass 230AH new 2021) all new charging from alternator, solar panel, Fisher Panda diesel generator with 487 hours and via 240v shore power system with ring main, immersion heater and battery charger.