Providing extra enjoyment while on board is a deluxe entertainment center and an airy, comfortable salon with living-room-style opposed seating, premium gloss cherry wood finish, plush cut-pile carpeting, and a new salon table. What's more, you can count on precision handling with Meridian's exclusive Docking On Command® system, a standard feature that allows you to maneuver the yacht's bow and stern thrusters with a single control. For 2006 there's also a wide range of standard and optional Northstar® navigation and communications systems to make your cruising experience more fun and hassle-free. And that's what the 381 experience is all about.

The Meridian 381 Sedan provides passengers with all the luxuries of home. Dave Taylor, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Meridian Yachts, says, “The Meridian design team has set a new standard in yacht ‘cruisabilty.’ From the minute you board the 381, the attention to detail is apparent. You will see one of the most practical layouts available for cruising, with a bright open salon and a two-cabin layout.”

Featuring expansive windows offering panoramic views, the 6-foot, 4-inch salon headroom gives the feeling of being in a much larger yacht. An ingeniously placed entertainment center houses a 20-inch Sony TV with VCR along with a Clarion AM/FM/CD stereo system, satisfying the most discriminating crew’s entertainment needs. Mirage leather, used for seating throughout the craft, lends an elegant, comfortable feel you would expect to find in a luxury home. Standard twin Flexsteel incliners are great for relaxing after a long day of beachcombing.

The 381 sleeps up to six passengers in home-like comfort with its two-cabin floor plan. The 381’s finely crafted solid-cherry woodwork throughout the interior is beautiful, yet easy to maintain. The forward master stateroom houses a cleverly designed island double berth with steps for easy access. A private mid-ship stateroom offers comforts such as a spacious berth for two and a hanging locker lined with aromatic cedar. Both staterooms feature posh accommodations with designer fabrics accented by decorative pillows.

According to Paul Cherney, vice president of sales for Meridian Yachts, “For entertaining below, the location of galley and dinette makes it very convenient to either host family and friends or have an intimate breakfast while underway or anchored.” The standard galley equipment includes a two-burner electric cook top, microwave, and refrigerator/freezer. Standard Karadon countertops in the galley and head are both striking and durable.

The standard propulsion units on the Meridian 381 are twin MerCruiser® 350 MAG MPI Horizon (300 hp) inboard gas engines with freshwater cooling, for sterling performance. Optional twin engines include MerCruiser 6.2 L MPI Horizon gas inboards; MerCruiser 8.1 L Horizon gas inboards with fresh water cooling; 270 Cummins MerCruiser® Diesel inboards; or 330 Cummins MerCruiser Diesel inboards. All Meridian engine beds have transverse crossbeams to add strength and reduce vibration for a quieter ride. These structural engine mountings transfer the weight, torque and thrust of the propulsion system to the structural components of the hull, not the engine mounts.

During the fiberglass construction process, each part is hand assembled using heavy-grade 24-ounce woven roving and bi-axial knit fiberglass fabrics, hand-rolled and finished between alternating layers of strand, using the optimum amount of resin for the highest strength-to-weight ratio structure. Premium-quality vinylester resin is used behind the gelcoat to prevent water penetration. The deck design is cambered for on-deck water management and is constructed using closed-cell foam coring material with backing plates in high-stress areas for a strong, lightweight system. All these features combine to ensure unparalleled strength, while providing a mirror-like exterior finish. Meridian offers an industry-leading 10-year structural hull and deck limited warranty, for peace of mind.

Unique to the Meridian line is the exclusive D.O.C.™, or Docking On Command, system. Optional on the 381, this easy-to-use; single-control system allows the captain to navigate through the tightest docking conditions. Cherney adds, “All Meridian Yachts are a culmination of the best design, engineering and thought-processes in the industry, and provide hassle-free boating for yachtsmen of every experience level.”

MASTER STATEROOM. Double island berth, custom countertops, two cedarlined hanging lockers and designer fabrics with decorative pillows. A 13-inch TV/VCR and an innerspring mattress are available options.

GALLEY. Large AC/DC refrigerator/freezer, two-burner electric stove, microwave, double stainless-steel sink, Karadon™ solidsurface countertops and teak-and-holly flooring.

LOWER HELM. The dinette may be replaced with an optional lower helm station, which features a bench helm seat, dual engine controls, full instrumentation and 360-degree views.

HEAD. Cherry-wood vanity cabinet, Karadon™ solid-surface countertops, full headroom and a separate glass-enclosed shower with bathtub.

GUEST STATEROOM. Large berth, cedar-lined hanging locker with light and overhead courtesy reading lights. Sleeps two comfortably.

SALON. Everyone will cruise in comfort, and feel right at home, aboard the spacious 381. Its salon includes solid cherry woodwork, large opening windows, Flexsteel™ double incliners, a raised dinette with Mirage® leather, an entertainment center with 20-inch flat-screen TV, DVD and AM/FM/CD player, and impressive 6-foot, 4-inch headroom throughout. A portside Flexsteel™ hideabed is an available option.

FLYBRIDGE & HELM. Adjustable captain’s chair, L-shaped lounge seat, dual engine controls and full instrumentation. Electronic engine controls for upper and lower helm stations are available options.

SAFETY IN STRENGTH. All Meridian Yachts feature welded bow rails and generous walkarounds for added safety.

Specifications:

LOA: 38’6”
Beam: 13’7”
Draft: 40”
Bridge Clearance: 14’1”
Fuel Capacity: 300 gal
Water Capacity: 125 gal
Holding Tank Capacity: 37 gal
Weight (dry): 22,275 lbs
Sleeping Capacity: 4, 6 optional
Cabin Headroom: 6’4”

DISCLAIMER

Specifications and details of this vessel are provided in good faith for informational purposes only. Data regarding the specifications, operating characteristics and condition of the vessel was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, capacities, consumption and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided and agrees to instruct his agent or surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price and inventory changes and withdrawal from market without notice.

Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker has been told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot and does not guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise, and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

Dick Simon Yachts offers the details of this yacht in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. A yacht buyer should instruct his yacht broker, or his boat surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. THIS BOAT IS SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE LISTING AGREEMENT WITH AGL Yacht Sales, Inc. 619.323.1321 AND IS NOT OFFERED FOR SALE BY DICK SIMON YACHTS. Dick Simon Yachts is merely providing this information in an effort to represent you as a buyer in the purchase of this vessel.