Construction

The new Wheeler^® 38 was constructed at the Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine.

The hull was designed by Bruce Marek, and the rest of the new boat was designed by Bill Prince in Madison, Wis. All of the boat’s dimensions were derived from actual measurements of the Pilar in Havana, Cuba.

The construction of the Wheeler 38 was entirely hand crafted by Brooklin using the finest wood materials, including ultra-strong douglas fir, African mahogany, and teak decks. Every inch of this boat was built by hand.  The interior was custom designed to reflect the actual Wheeler of the period. Hardware was cast and custom cut to match the Pilar. All of the equipment, navigation and electronics are state of the art to provide the performance expected of today’s finest yachts.  Follow our progress in Maine with these photos, and listen to Eric Stockinger, our Project Manager, describe how this boat was built.