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Hunter Marine 37

Cutter · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1978

A John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978

Designed by John E. Cherubini.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

See her sail

The Hunter Marine 37, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Sailing Good, Bad, and Ugly

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

1.82 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

294 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

15.3 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2964 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 37, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 37 is a cutter-rigged monohull sailboat designed by John E. Cherubini and built by Hunter Marine from 1978. With an LOA of 11.3 m, a beam of 3.6 m, and a draft of 1.6 m, it displaces 8073 kg.13:05 Hunter Marine, founded in 1973, became the second-largest American sailboat manufacturer by applying high-volume production techniques to cruising boats. The Hunter 37 Cutter was part of its early successful lineup.2:22 Aboard *Sailing Good, Bad, and Ugly*, a 1979 Hunter Marine 37 with a 5-foot draft featured a new engine with approximately 120 hours, sails and rigging less than five years old, a watermaker, and an autopilot.13:45 Hunter Marine later adopted the B&R rig, eliminating the backstay, and integrated features like stainless steel cockpit arches to prioritize interior volume and ease of handling.5:02 The brand faced criticism regarding chain plate corrosion and sluggish performance in heavy seas.7:24

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

  • The channel creators are selling their sailboat, Double D, a 1979 Hunker 37c, which they lived on for five years. They are offering a discount if purchased with their Puerto Rico property.

    from Sailing Good, Bad, and Uglyseen November 202512:01

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.5%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
294.3
Comfort ratio
31.8
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1270
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
John E. Cherubini
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Pacific Seacraft 3711.25 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthOriginally launched as the Crealock 37, this cutter features a 38% ballast ratio and a hull speed of 7.06 knots
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Swan 3711.13 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn IOR 1-ton racer also marketed as the Palmer Johnson 37, featuring a masthead rig and a skeg-mounted rudder
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Hanse Yachts 38811.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 2017-launched cruiser featuring a 2.06-meter draft and a spade rudder for responsive handling in a modern 11.4-meter hull
Hanse388 Fufu Walkthroughfrom 45 Degrees Sailing
Grampian Marine Ltd. Walton 3711.38 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Sparkman & Stephens design from 1964, this masthead sloop features a fin keel and a high comfort ratio for offshore cruising
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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Hunter Marine 37.5 LegendA fractional sloop with a shallow 1.45m draft, designed for coastal cruising with a focus on stability and comfortHunter Marine 37 LegendA Warren Luhrs-designed fractional sloop built for speed, featuring a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio.Hunter Marine 36A masthead sloop with a 44% ballast ratio, designed for stable coastal cruising during a short early-eighties production runHunter Marine 38A 38-foot cruiser featuring a Glenn Henderson-designed hull and B&R rig, optimized for coastal stability since 2004Hunter Marine 33A 1977 masthead sloop with a 38% ballast ratio, designed for stability and coastal performanceHunter Marine 31A Cortland Steck design featuring a B&R rig and a fin keel, built for coastal cruising between 1983 and 1987

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