2026 Regal 38 Surf

Every so often a boat comes through brokerage that makes the new-build waiting list look hard to justify. This 2026 Regal 38 Surf, stock #5098, has 30 hours on it. Thirty. It is a current-model-year flagship in a grey hull that has been meticulously kept, and it is already in the water at the Lake of the Ozarks rather than sitting somewhere in a production queue.

The 38 Surf is the largest boat Regal builds around a surf wave, and the equipment on this one is the configuration you would ask for if you were speccing it yourself. Twin Volvo Penta 430s give it the thrust to lift 18,000 lbs of dry weight onto plane cleanly and hold a loaded wave without laboring. A Seakeeper gyro stabilizer is fitted, which is the single most transformative option on a boat this size: it kills the roll at anchor, so a raft-up in a busy cove or a lunch stop in afternoon chop stays comfortable instead of becoming a reason to head in. A generator is aboard as well, meaning air conditioning, the galley, and the systems all run for a full day or an overnight without touching the house batteries.

At 38 feet with an 11-foot 11-inch beam, this is a boat with genuine interior volume rather than a bowrider stretched to a number. The width carries all the way aft, which is what makes the cockpit and the swim platform work as one continuous social space when the boat is stopped. It is the layout that turns the boat into the destination rather than the transport.

Why this is the right boat: you want a 38 Surf, you do not want to wait on a build slot, and you do not want to absorb the first-year depreciation on a boat this expensive. Thirty hours means the break-in is done, the bugs are sorted, and the boat is proven. Practically speaking, you are getting a new boat with the initial hit already taken by someone else.

This one is on brokerage at Kelly's Port, right here at the Lake of the Ozarks. We are a family-owned, full-service marina and have been since 1977, so we can look after it after the sale with our same-day service guarantee, slip rental, and wet or dry storage all on site. Call 573.348.3888 to arrange a viewing or a sea trial. A like-new 38 Surf with a Seakeeper and a generator is not a boat that waits around.