Marlin Magazine May, 2008 Dean Travis Clarke Editorial Excerpt

Those of you concerned that the loss of Cabo's visionary founders after Brunswick purchased the company last year might affect the quality, style or performance of these top-notch sport-fishers can rest easy … it hasn't. The new 38 Convertible continues Cabo's legacy of building stylish, bulletproof sport-fishers with exceptional fit and finish.

Sea conditions during the Miami Boat Show inevitably test the mettle of all the in-water boats running sea trials. When I ran the Cabo 38, the 15-knot easterly wind pushing against the outgoing tide in Miami's Government Cut made for an especially "sporty" passage. Close-together seas stacked up 4- to 6-feet high slowed everyone down until they passed the jetties. Nonetheless, dropping speed back to 15 knots in the worst of it made for a terrific feeling of security. 
 
The twin 800 hp MANs make for an exceptionally quiet ride. And the Volvo QL trim tabs add to that ride admirably. Trolling at 7 knots, the Cabo 38 generated moderate whitewater on the surface and little sub-surface prop wash.

In typical fashion for a Cabo, you will never find a more organized, easily traced wiring or plumbing system on any yacht than those on the 38. Just open the distribution panel to witness a true work of art. And Cabo provides the original schematics to the owner.

So rather than shaving quality under the Brunswick regime, Cabo has, in fact, added extra value to an already fine line of boats.