B-Atlas Boat Guide · BAYL-3788
Bayliner 3788 Motor Yacht Two-Generation Flybridge Motor Yacht
1996–2002
The Bayliner 3788 Motor Yacht is a wide-beam two-stateroom flybridge cruiser built in two distinct generations. Both gasoline and Cummins diesel twin-inboard packages were available. The design emphasizes interior volume, dual-helm cruising and value, with shallow deadrise that favors efficiency and planing performance over a soft ride in larger seas.
- LOA
- 38′ 6″ / 11.73 m
- LWL
- 34′ / 10.36 m
- Beam
- 13′ 4″ / 4.06 m
- Draft
- 3′ 6″ / 1.07 m
- Hull behaviour
- Planing
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Propulsion
- Shaft
- Engine configuration
- Twin Inboard
- Displacement cruise
- Unknown
- Faster / planing cruise
- Unknown
- Boat family
- Motor Yacht
- Construction
- Fiberglass
Best for
- Extended inland and coastal cruising
- Families wanting two cabins and dual helms
- Buyers seeking large-boat accommodation at value-oriented pricing
Trade-offs
- Shallow-deadrise hull can ride firmly in rough water
- Twin engines and yacht-scale systems increase operating cost
- Flybridge access is steep on the earlier generation
- Specifications changed materially with the 2001 redesign
Known concerns
- No model-specific concern has been promoted to B-Atlas’s evidence threshold. This does not mean the model has no age-, condition- or hull-specific risks.
Inspection focus
- Both engines, gears, shafts and cooling systems
- Deck, window and flybridge structure
- Fuel, water and sanitation tanks
- Electrical and climate-control systems
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About this record
B-Atlas preserves uncertainty: missing information remains unknown rather than being treated as a negative. Specifications and guidance describe the model record; individual boats can differ by year, equipment, refit and condition.