[1][2][5][6] The design's hulls were built by Hughes Boat Works in Centralia, Ontario, Canada and then shipped to Hinckley Yachts in Southwest Harbor, Maine, where the deck was added and the boat finished.
[1][2][7][8][9][10] The Hinckley 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig with a keel-stepped mast; a raked stem; a raised counter, reverse transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, swept fin keel.
[1][2] The boat has a draft of 5.67 ft (1.73 m) with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard engine for docking and manoeuvring.
The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a sink.