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Seidelmann Yachts 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1980

A light-displacement masthead sloop designed for performance with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by J. Robert Seidelmann.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.10 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.10
LightHeavy

209 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 209
EasygoingPowered-up

19.7 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.7
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.7
Displacement / length
208.7
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
2.10
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1265
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1980
Designer
J. Robert Seidelmann
Builder
Seidelmann Yachts

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