BoatsNautor Pj-37

Nautor Pj-37

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1970

A Sparkman & Stephens design identical to the Swan 37, built by Nautor as a masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder

Designed by Sparkman & Stephens.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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 narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 340
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.5
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.5
Displacement / length
339.8
Comfort ratio
33.9
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1039
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1970
Designer
Sparkman, Stephens
Builder
Nautor

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